Because having a drug addiction is so [!@#$%^&*] glam.

I'm not a prude. I've tried coke a few times and I thought it was pretty disgusting, but I don't have a problem with people who do it on a recreational basis. As with everything else I vehemently detest, my problem is with the hype and the people who brag about it or think that people's shocked reactions are not justified.

i didnt say anything about drug addictions being glam

Perhaps its due to where i live, but its just not shocking when someone pulls out a line of coke at a party. It is on the level of smoking pot and drinking. So yes, a shocking reaction to someone doing coke shocks me. I guess the disgust isnt so shocking, as people are disgusted by various things for various reasons. But is it really shocking in todays world when someone does coke?

My shock was more that a photo of her doing it leaked...

That said, your thoughts on drug use aside, the reaction obviously has a lot to do with how drug abuse WAS around her growing up and did IMHO undoubtedly cause problems if not harm.