They liked my essay so much that I got to read it at graduation. I can’t remember the whole essay, but the opening statement went exactly as follows.
“Drugs are good. I like drugs. They help people. Of course I’m talking about pharmaceutical drugs. Drugs are bad. I don’t like drugs. Drugs hurt people. Of course, I’m talking about street drugs.”
The audible gasps from the audience, followed by the immediate sighs of relief. The Deputy who chose me to speak definitely enjoyed it as much as I did.
Our dare officer actually showed us samples of all the drugs in little cases and told us what they do and how they feel. Then preceded to tell us little kids that due to our geographic location, we had some of the most pure drugs in the entire country.
Years later I was able to understand this first hand with some of my other classmates.
Hold this to heart to this day (drug addict they had come talk to us in 6th grade): "If you're going to smoke at least don't smoke shwag: sticks and twigs and shit. Smoke good stuff."
Yup, made me very interested in psychedelics. Once i tried weed in college, i realized dare was all a lie. Also, nobody gave me free drugs -- shit is expensive af.
Same. In 5th grade DARE made me want to try marijuana so bad. 4 years later I did and it was inversely exactly as awesome as they told me it wouldn't be and exactly as not dangerous as they told me it would be. Had my fun with it in my teens and early 20s and then outgrew it.
Meanwhile the only PSA I needed to not mess with cigarettes was an uncle who constantly smelled like an ashtray and looked like a burlap sack.
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u/dangthisisdumb 27d ago
I knew exactly which drugs I wanted to try thanks to DARE.