

As highlighted by the Urban Dictionary, “ the word has since been abused by high school students who like to pretend that they’re cool by drinking their mom’s beer together and saying they’re part of a “traphouse“.” Has Your Child Been Visiting a Trap House (Or Dealing with Illegal Drugs)? Such is the glamorization and widespread use of the phrase that it’s used casually. Some rappers such as 2 Chainz have even launched a traphouse-themed clothing store, art gallery, HIV testing center, and haunted house.

Trap songs such as Fetty Wap’s “ Trap Queen” have garnered over 690 million YouTube views – pointing to the mainstream direction of the genre. According to some research studies, some genres of rap music (i.e., trap music)-which glamorizes cocaine, crack, marijuana, and other illegal drugs as symbols of status or wealth-is partly responsible for this worrying trend. The disturbing truth of the matter is that traphouses are deemed cool by teenagers and young adults. Even if they leave for whatever reason, they’ll just be drawn back to the convenience of the trap house. Think about it…why would someone who is surrounded by everything he/she needs at the moment want to leave? They are more-or-less “trapped” in the house. Trap houses meet both of these needs by offering a venue whereby users can kickback and buy drugs within an arm’s reach.
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Trap House Definition: According to the Urban Dictionary, the term traphouse was, “ Originally used to describe a crack house in a shady neighborhood…” It’s basically a drug dealer’s (i.e., trap star or trap lord) place of business-or a form of a market whereby individuals sell, buy, and abuse drugs.īut why is it called a traphouse? Junkies or illegal drug users are typically driven by two main things – shelter and a constant supply of drugs. Read on for an in-depth look at traphouses and everything in-between. While law enforcement agencies have felt overwhelmed by the influx of illegal drugs, users seeking the drugs have little-to-no trouble finding their substance of choice. The increase in drug overdose deaths is so dramatic that it’s actually the main cause of injury-related deaths.Īs pressing as the American drug overdose epidemic sounds, curbing the trend is not as straightforward as many might assume. To give you an overview of the urgency of the matter, an article appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA) notes that cases of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. Misuse and abuse of prescription and illegal drugs are so widespread that it’s often regarded as one of the main public health crises today. What is a trap house-and why should you be concerned?ĭrug abuse has long been a major problem in American society-and it’s only gotten worse in the last couple of years. This brings us to the purpose of this post. By recruiting new users and offering a constant supply of drugs, trap houses are directly (or indirectly) involved in the current drug overdose epidemic. Part of the drug problem in American society can be traced to the illegal drug dealers on the ground-and more specifically, the trap house.
