#dare program

Peopl will drink and do drugs and DARE whisper spreading dangerous misinformation.

The fact it was advertised to me that weed would get me hooked on harder drugs made me feel a lot of guilt when I did try weed. Because I was convinced I was going to become a junkie because of what DARE taught.

DARE also made it sound like if you drank once you would be one an alcoholic and if you tried a hard drug once you would be instantly hooked.

that is all super dangerous!!

Dare instead should’ve taught risk reduction. Like how to tell if you or a friend was drugged, emergency actions for alcohol poisoning or overdoses while waiting for an EMS, how to tell if you’re drunk, if you use needles make sure they’re clean.

I am Anti DARE till I die.

90s PSAs teaching kids how to say no to drugs

i ordered a reagan era pin for less than $5 off etsy a few weeks ago and it came in today

just friendly reminder that the war on drugs we just a way to target black and brown people living in the US. the war on drugs hasn't stopped drugs. it's filled private prisons and rich white rehab centers

we stop people hurting themselves with drugs when we start taking mental healthcare seriously and treating the root of their mental illness. there is a reason that the millennial generation is the drunkest and the most uninsured. drugs don't require insurance and some of them are available on doordash

My Human Communications class showed this video in class, discussing persuasion in arguments (central vs peripheral)

I had the thought that if someone with an actual smoking addiction saw this, they'd feel talked down to. I mean, these PSAs are clearly towards people who don't have an addiction but they don't even provide solutions to the problem shown, and it kinda feels like the shock value horror movies would use to get a reaction out of people.

I wanted to hear your thoughts on this.

So This was released during the time of DARE and other "fear reactive" drug awareness campaigns. As the thought at the time was "if we scare these kids with facts about drugs then they wont want to do it" and it did not have the best results at the time. Because it did feel insulting, it did increase shame, it did not help students learning about drug use to prevent it. In fact it likely increased student's awareness to what was available on the market.

Things that HAVE shown great success in reducing drug use are:

Free Access to Drug Recovery programs including Safe Use Centers

Community support groups, Both Recovery and familial focused on expanding the drug user's social network and support.

Mental Health Support, to address any psychological issues that might not be diagnosed or have not received treatment for.

All the Health support and covered costs

Housing Assistance and cap on prices

Rental Assistance and cap on rental prices

Childcare Assistance and sufficient benefits for childcare workers

Food Assistance

Wage Increases to Livable amounts, Not just a set number

UBI/Food/utility/other charities focused on giving people the BASICS to survive.

You'll note everything that has shown effective at helping people kick the habit are all social services and socialist solutions. Making sure there is a place for everyone to go, so they can start from the ground and not 6ft under dirt.

That's because personal Drug Addiction is ultimately a social problem. Because when the environment you're in is so stressful: You can't pay for your needs, you can't eat, you cant work, you have no one to help you, and you have no reason to live that sustains those needs: You're going to seek whatever pain relief methods you can, because we are ALL pain averse.

People don't seek drugs out just because they're curious and continue using because they like it. They are seeking an easy escape from a hell they're living in. A hell that is lead by a sick old man who does not have their interests at heart.

Your drug may not even be the typical fentanyl, or Marijuana, or Heroin, It's probably sugar in your soda or treats, it's probably coffee, 5 hour energy shots to make it through the day, OTC ibuprophen/advil/tylonal.

If you find yourself thinking "I cannot function without X", and you test this thought with serious physical reactions when you do not use X for a 24 hour period: That's probably a genuine addiction*. And you should probably talk to someone about it**.

Human Pain should always be at 0 on the pain scale. if you're doing things to strain your body at max it should be a 2/10. If you're feeling anything over 3 for a prolonged period of time, or you relate more to the Chronic Pain Scale. You need to talk to someone about it. Be it a therapist, a doctor, sharing misery with friends or venting out to the internet strangers. Whatever you need to do, Reach out and get help.

IN SHORT:

BECOME A SOCIALIST/MARXIST

*Not to be confused with a routine and associated cues like a morning cup of coffee with breakfast.

Public Service Announcement: If the Goo's Alight, It's Not Alright!

Since this continues to be an ongoing problem, we did what all reputable scientists do: we glanced at our WWHD* bracelets, looked back at how we staved off handled this issue in the 1980s, then broke for lunch.

So get ready for your sense-memory of that weird pea-and-salisbury-steak aroma to come flooding back, because we found an old copy of our PSA from the S.W.E.L.L. program! So get your puffy vest, don your giant hair, and remember...

If the Goo's alight, it's not alright!

Lyrics under the fold

*What Would Hasbro Do? **Scientific Waste Evasion Literacy Lessons