Must hide away any pictures of illegal drugs

A mother from New Jersey whose son died from a heroin overdose in 2010 has received a series of shocking abusive emails after accusing a clothing company of ‘glamorizing’ drugs.

Patty DiRenzo, from New Jersey, has been campaigning against the state’s escalating heroin crisis since her son Sal died five years ago, aged 26.

California-based clothing company Urban Stash Spot Clothing came to the attention of the grieving mother for its designs featuring the logos of numerous drugs - and instructions on how to take them.

When Ms DiRenzo emailed the company in protest, she received several abusive emails calling her a ‘b***h’ and a ‘lowlife’.

In her letter to the company, she wrote: ‘Explain to me how glamorizing drugs on clothes is good??? I lost my son to drugs and do not understand why you would create clothing that glamorizes them – I will be reaching out to my support groups through social media to fight against your clothing.’

‘I was so dumbfounded because I could not believe that a business would operate this way.’

The clothing company was formed by ‘two brothers and a close friend’ while in prison, according to its website. ‘They decided to get their lives on the right path by telling their stories through their designs,’ the company explained.  ‘Every design you see is based on actual events that they have experienced first-hand.’

Their designs are popular with musicians including Soulja Boy, Philthy Rich and Paul Wall, who have all featured the company’s clothes in music videos.

The company has defended the emails, saying that they ‘don’t sell drugs, we only put it on clothes. We teach kids how to put the drugs down and sell clothes with drugs on.’

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