An interesting point- alcoholism and the compulsion to get drunk is pretty well-documented, but getting high on weed has not been shown to be physically or psychologically addictive or the source of destructive behavior. They do claim, however, that it's a "gateway" drug that leads to other more destructive drugs.
Which is sometimes true because once kids get stoned and it doesn't turn into "Reefer Madness" or any of the other bullshit things they teach in DARE programs, kids wonder if the things they're told about other drugs are a pack of hysterical lies as well.
Ultimately, the failure of "drug educators" to tell kids the truth about drugs and instead blanket them with "just say no" causes more harm than good. It would be like teaching kids they can get pregnant from kissing and after they find out they don't, well, they figure the story about getting pregnant from fucking is a lie as well and they end up knocked up like the underage unmarried daughter of a vice presidential candidate.
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Date: 2008-09-24 10:02 pm (UTC)Which is sometimes true because once kids get stoned and it doesn't turn into "Reefer Madness" or any of the other bullshit things they teach in DARE programs, kids wonder if the things they're told about other drugs are a pack of hysterical lies as well.
Ultimately, the failure of "drug educators" to tell kids the truth about drugs and instead blanket them with "just say no" causes more harm than good. It would be like teaching kids they can get pregnant from kissing and after they find out they don't, well, they figure the story about getting pregnant from fucking is a lie as well and they end up knocked up like the underage unmarried daughter of a vice presidential candidate.