PSA: Above the Influence – Achievements
April 14th, 2009 by TraciiI let people draw on me.
Oh, the horrors of teenage drug addiction.
Looks like the folks at Partnership for a Drug-Free America are having a hard time finding effective ammo for the war machine on marijuana.
Since learning that pot doesn’t kill brain cells or cause any of the other atrocities once tied to it, drug warriors have resorted to increasingly desperate measures to deter people from using it. The result? Gems like the one seen above, that provide nothing more than a hearty laugh for stoners and others with common sense.
But it’s not all fun and games. Between 1998 and 2006, taxpayers spent $1.4 billion on America’s anti-marijuana ad campaign. That’s billion, with a ‘b.’ Quite a hefty sum considering that a 5-year study released in 2006 by the Government Accountability Office concluded the campaign was not only ineffective but even encouraged drug use in some cases.
Now I’m no scientist, but I’d like to see the evidence linking overzealous text messaging to marijuana use. There’s already a name for that — it’s called drunk dialing. All the other so-called “achievements” in the ad are things teenagers do anyway and could be blamed on underage drinking or prescription painkiller abuse for that matter. Good luck getting an organization funded by the alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical industries to mention any of that.
Oh well, at least the background music is catchy, “The Hustle.” Keeping up with the times I see.
