Quoted:
Historically speaking, the biggest single cause of drug epidemics is anti-drug campaigns. The noisy, self-serving publicity campaigns against drugs actually provide the dealers with free advertising. The warning against drugs functions as a lure for a lot of people. After all, if the drug is as dangerous as the campaign tells you, then why do people take it? Obviously -- because it must really feel great. (Or so their reasoning goes)
The major rise in the use of the drugs invariably follows the noisy campaign against the drug, rather than preceding it. This happened before in the 1960s.
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I wish to strongly disagree with the above assertion.
I believe Anti-Drug Campaigns have a strong positive benefit.
Publicity goes up, parents get concerned, parents start to talk to their kids, lives are saved in the process.
Case in point - 1980's - Reagan "Just Say No" Campaign
"Just Say No" worked fine for myself and friends, etc.
Peer Pressure was defused because it was OK to say NO.
I would like to see a strong increase in Anti-Drug Campaigns.