Up to 20% of the population -who admit to it - use cocaine just over half of whom will develope a substance abuse problem. Therefore it's not unusual for politicians who presumably reflect the general population to have used cocaine at some point in their lives. There is therefore little leverage to the idea of media sensationalism regarding this topic. Politicians "confessing" incase someone exposes them first is a cowardly attempt at damage limitation without opening their actions. Boris Johnson's silly answer was the best of a lot to a stupid question. We also discuss antidepressant withdrawal which is another example of media sensationalism irrespective of the cost to vulnerable people who need medication. Firstly it is very rare if the dose of antidepressant is tailed off relatively slowly. Secondly there is no craving or subjective need to take the tablets. Antidepressants do have their limitations. They can't improve modern society which is largely toxic to humans and which is a political and not medical issue. Unless ofcourse politicians take medical advice or enlightened medics such as us are put in charge of social policy and national identity.