Anti Drug Commercials: Past and Present

The first time I saw one of these I was shocked.  I couldn't believe what I just saw.  It was disturbing.  It instantly burned and image in my mind that won't likely go away, and... I think that's a good thing.

That's what these commercials should do.

The "Just Say No" ads or the "This is Your Brain on Drugs" ads of the past were clearly not effective, and even laughable.  Used in comedy bits, tshirts, tv shows and movies all laughing at them.

I don't think anyone will be laughing at these new ads.

The biggest drug problem in our country isn't drug dealers... It's drug users.

It's simple supply and demand.  Drug dealers go where there are drug users.  It's our responsibility as a nation not just to fight the supply, but maybe even more importantly to fight the demand.  We must be able to better influence children than a drug dealer can.  It is all about education and influence.

Where there is a demand, a supply will always find it's way... always.
History can show us that with example after example.

Hopefully with better education we can start to lower the demand.

> Link to this page:
http://bit.ly/DrugAds 

Here are two of the most popular anti drug ads from the past.
Which do you think would be more effective? 

The old ones, or the new ones?

> Just Say No:

> This is Your Brain on Drugs:

Eva Cassidy: Simply Amazing

Eva Cassidy... The most amazing singer you probably have never heard of.

She passed away at the age of 33, in 1996 of melanoma, skin cancer. She was from Maryland, US and died just before she was getting better known. She could not get a recording contract in the US. She is still not well known in US. She is popular in the United Kingdom and much more well known in other European countries and other parts of the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Cassidy

> Links to this page:
http://bit.ly/Eva-Cassidy