Face it, a sizable (and impressionable) amount of society gets their ideas from the media, whether it is radio, TV or print.
It's very sad. Unfortunately, the libs will still want to outlaw (or require registation to purchase) bleach, instead of going after the root cause.
Mark my words. Here in Phoenix in their effort to fight Meth labs, they've already required OTC non-prescription drugs like Sudafed to be "signed off" behind the counter, before purchase.
The other day, some law-politco wants to add "Drano" to that list. No kidding.