The research reviewed media coverage in December 2004. It found that the most common stories about drugs in the media concerned either celebrities or hardened criminals and were misleading young people.
Petra Maxwell, the spokeswoman for the drugs information charity who will be presenting the research, said: "Neither the celebrities who get a slap on the wrist nor hard criminals who get jailed relate to young people's experience of drug taking.
"The majority of young people don't take drugs, but headlines about high rates of drug use among teenagers can affect them and make them feel everyone is on drugs except them."
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