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In Australia we've had ads which specifically focus on the unsafe, illegal manufacturing conditions of a banned drug as a reason to avoid the drug. For example:
by venus 14y ago
In Australia we've had ads which specifically focus on the unsafe, illegal manufacturing conditions of a banned drug as a reason to avoid the drug. For example: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J1b1lX7HRxU/TlBbd9d4WHI/AAAAAAAAANQ/QLsOrAWiWPM/s1600/esctasyfacefacts.png http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J1b1lX7HRxU/TlBbd9d4WHI/AAAAAAAAAN...
When I first saw this ad series I was stunned by the hollow, almost cynical reasoning on display, only to then be even more stunned by the lack of reaction in others. Your one-sentence summary of the War On Some Drugs, however, provides an insightful context to the campaign.
- pbateman 14y agoWhen I first saw this ad series I was stunned by the hollow, almost cynical reasoning on display, only to then be even more stunned by the lack of reaction in others. There's a substantial cohort of the population[1] that thinks If something is illegal it must be wrong. They wouldn't make it illegal unless it was. Getting through to these people, in my experience, is almost impossible. [1] Probably not on HN. But we're not representative of the country at large.
- eli 14y agoMP "You can't compare harms from a legal activity with an illegal one." Professor Nutt "Why not?" MP "Because one's illegal." Professor Nutt "Why is it illegal?" MP "Because it's harmful." Professor Nutt "Don't we need to compare harms to determine if it should be illegal?" MP "You can't compare harms from a legal activity with an illegal one." http://www.amazon.com/Drugs-Without-Hot-David-Nutt/dp/1906860165 http://www.amazon.com/Drugs-Without-Hot-David-Nutt/dp/190686...