In the book The Culture of Narcissism, Christopher Lasch writes: “In our time, when success is so largely a function of youth, glamour, and novelty, glory is more fleeting than ever, and those who win the attention of the public worry incessantly about losing it. ”
यामुळे अनेक ख्यातनाम व्यक्‍ती ड्रग्ज व मादक पेयांच्या आहारी जाऊन आपले जीवन अकालीच समाप्त करतात.