DARE has decided to launch a new anti drug campaign with particular emphasis on meth. Single parent Paula Minkler was interviewed after her son committed suicide during a meth binge. She claims that people realize meth is harmful to your health, but what most people don't understand is the violence associated with meth usage. DARE’s campaign is relevant because it can be looked at as a hortatory government tool used to encourage good behavior. Personally I feel that advertising campaigns have little to no effect on people’s drug usage decisions. Instead the people we choose to surround ourselves with have the largest influence on our decisions.
-Robbie Nichols
I agree that the DARE program has little effect on its participant's drug use. The program does not associate itself with the opportunities presented by peers to use drugs, but instead reminds one of the eleven year old mindset, in which they participated in the program. A more lasting effect would need to be implemented in the program in order to have a significant curb in meth or other drug usage.
ReplyDelete-Ben Clemence
ReplyDeletePeople need to start treating addiction as a disease/problem that needs medical attention instead of a crime that they should be jailed for. Dare originally failed in its plans because there was no review of the system or how effective it was. I am skeptical of the success of this new DARE
ReplyDeleteHayden Wolf