Pot No Longer Focus of Anti-Drug Campaigns

[Philosoraptor]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/15/national/main5161388.shtml?tag=pop

Over the last several years, without many people realizing it, the U.S. government has changed the focus of its anti-drug efforts, deemphasizing marijuana in favor of prescription drugs.

A CBS News survey of government and nonprofit anti-drug groups has found a retreat from anti-marijuana campaigns over the past several years as prescription and over the counter drug abuse has grown amongst teens.

In fact, the Partnership for a Drug Free America, the nation's largest creator of anti-drug messages, hasn't produced a single anti-marijuana public service advertisement since 2005.

The change comes as a result of the decline in marijuana use amongst teens, and growing worry over the abuse of prescription drugs. Marijuana use has been declining for 10 years and past-month use is down 25 percent since 2001 according to the largest tracking study in the U.S., "Monitoring the Future" by the University of Michigan.

[alittlelark]

1. Too much $$$$ to be made off prescription drugs

Legal or illegal.

This could be a good thing.


BIG Pharma may back off support for the 'War on Drugs'.

"Profits before People" could in this instance help. It would be Big Pharma vs the Prison Industrial Complex.


Roc' em Soc' em Robots knocking each other out.

[TexasObserver]

2. Alcohol is the most harmful drug in society, and nicotine is second.

Nicotine because it's used to hook smokers.

[Philosoraptor]

3. Yeah, but look how many lives marijuana has ruined

Puts you in prison and all.

[Philosoraptor]

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