A Franceinfo survey reveals that lasting drugs also concerns deputies.
The proposal of the mayor of Grenoble Éric Piolle to set up anonymous screening tests for elected officials is more relevant than ever. In an edifying survey on drug use, franceinfo Alert on the spread of hard drug consumption within the Bourbon Palace. Even if it is difficult to quantify the phenomenon, the investigation demonstrates that it is not residual.
It must be said that languages are delighted and that some collaborators now evoke their very affected daily life without fear. The investigation is focused in particular on the former conduct of one of the deputies of the National Assembly. “On Monday, he was quoted and jumped for joy. On Tuesday, it was fine, but he was starting to be a little irritable. On Wednesday and Thursday, he was execrable. And on Friday, he was at the bottom of the hole,” explains Fabien, a relative of this elected addict to 3-MMC, an amazing nicknamed “the cocaine of the poor”. Last October, the rebellious deputy Andy Kerbrat was also arrested for the purchase of this same drug.
Even if “everyone” was aware of his dependence, this reality remains “extremely taboo” within the Assembly. This is why, most sources of the investigation prefer to testify under the guise of anonymity. “No one talks about the Kerbrat affair, when it is not an isolated phenomenon at all, assures a leftist parliamentary collaborator. Some deputies are consumers and this concerns all groups.”
A frantic rhythm
For some elected officials, a festive framework calls to consume drugs with several, and this within the Bourbon palace. During an evening dating back to 2018, a former deputy for the central block remembers the multiple excesses committed by around thirty people: “I saw abuse in all, with heavy behaviors of guys towards women and Crafts that were circulating. Sexist violence that recalls the behavior of Joël Guerriau, accused of having administered Ecstasy to MP Sandrine Josso in November 2023.
But this consumption hides dark sides, inseparable from the profession of politician. According to the people interviewed by the public media, “the pace of work of the deputies, who continue the night sessions, the work in committee, but also the round trips in their constituency, can explain that they fall into this gear” for hold.
“Who has no weekly rest, apart from the deputies? Almost no one. We sleep little, without any break time, we make lunches and work dinners. It is a permanent tunnel. So there is Expansion: sugar, fat, and for some it can be tobacco, alcohol, drugs, even if it remains taboo, “explains the socialist deputy Arthur Delaporte, who assures Do not consume any amazing product, or even tobacco.