The Drug Campaigns Don’t Work…

Ever since President Richard Nixon declared the War on Drugs in 1971, tens of billions of dollars have been spent on drug prevention and education campaigns. They have failed repeatedly, and some studies have shown that some schemes actually lead to drug use – the opposite of that intended.

National anti drug campaigns – doing more harm than good?

D.A.R.E. is a program that has been run since the mid 1990’s where policemen go into schools to lecture students not to take drugs. It was hailed as a success largely because a low number of students ended up taking drugs. …read more