Say No to Drugs?
October 28th, 2007So, I’m taking Junior to football, and scribbled all over the playground with chalk are these “Just Say No” crap that they waste endless hours cramming down kids’ throats. Say No To Drugs! Just Say No!
Meanwhile, the United States of America is one of two civilized nations that allow drug advertising on t.v. I’d be watching a football game and I’ll see erectile dysfunction ads, toenail fungus ads, ads for allergies and depression, etc., but we’re wasting billions on taxpayer money telling kids to just say no. What kind of double message does this send our kids? Whatever.
Maybe instead of wasting all this time and money on this crap, how about teaching kids where on the map the countries we’re at war with are located? Or how about teaching Johnny how to read? An amazing concept.
Yeah… at least teach them to read so they know what the d@mned ‘Just Say No’ sign says.
Hiya there. I agree. I have said it before and I will keep saying I am so glad we decided to home school Kora. We have went through the say no when you dont know what it is but walk away if someone doesnt take your no.
Yonder - Yeah, really. I’m not at all pro-illegal drug, I’m just tired of when schools get involved in politics when so many American kids don’t know basic geography.
Tweety - I wish we homeschooled Junior. Of the five schools he’s been to, two have been good, three have been bad, and of those 3 that have been bad, 2 have been absolutely horrible.
i get so angry about the drug ads on TV. yes, patients should be well -informed and take an active role in their own healthcare btu marketing of prescription drugs direct to consumers is ridiculous. it actually seems to make getting cheaper prescriptions harder. when i started having migraines the doc assumed i wanted the newest drugs out there. i had to tell him, let’s start with whatever is nice and cheap and generic shall we?
I would also include beer commercials, because although it is a socially accepted drug, it is still a drug and can be quite destructive if not understood or taken with moderation. I personally don’t like to drink, I go strait to hung over.
I think the problem is lumping all these substances together under one word ‘drug’ and then being so absolute about it. Just Say No… don’t ask questions.
Don’t we have minds of our own, can we not figure out what is not good for us and what is? Obviously we need to be told what to wear, and how to talk and what to think and ultimately what kind of experience to have while we are here. Just Say No to Predomination.
I teach my son to use his mind and trust himself, walk away from what doesn’t feel right and talk to me if he needs help.. which he does.
Huh? I think this is all rubbish. It’s good to indoctrinate kids with constant bombardment that drugs are bad. Cuz they are, and the average person can’t sort things out for themselves – it’s a fact.
If you’re upset about watching ads on tv then stop behaving like an idiot - a) stop watching tv and b) if you insist on watching that bile spewing device, skip the bloody adverts via TiVo/dvr/vcr/trip to the fridge for your 19th beer/whatever.
I like beer ads because they are stinking funny. If the drug ads were as entertaining as the beer ads, I’d say, bring ‘em on.
My issue with drug ads are that we end up paying for the ads in our costs. The U.S. people pay more for those same drugs than any other freaking country. People in Detroit have been known to cross the border to get their prescription drugs because they are significantly cheaper. That’s just wrong. I understand that the consumer pays for R&D, but why only the U.S.?
I agree with Kathleen, we do end up paying for those ads. Pharmacutical companies weild the power in more ways than we can count. Johnny may not be able to read but he knows what drug to take for RLS(Restless Leg Syndrome). lol
The ads should read “Say no to drugs! Except the expensive prescription ones!”
I love the Restless Leg drug ads, the ones that warn you to tell your dr. if you experience sexual urges or gambling problems. Great, so if I take this stuff my legs won’t feel twitchy when I’m trying to sleep, but I’ll be a bingo-addicted nympho?
At the same time, in all fairness, the more people who take the drugs, assuming the supply is not especially limited, the cheaper the drugs will be, because the R&D and production costs can be more easily amortized.
I dont know what you need to do to home school in Cali but I know its pretty easy here. All I need to do is work on 875 hours of school work with Kora. They dont even test her to see if she is learning anything.
I’ve seen some of those kids, 5th graders, who can’t really figure out where countries are on an unmarked map. When you hear about such things it kind of slips by but once you actually see such kids it really freaks you out.
As far as drug commercials are concerned I must admit to some curiosity about why a four hour erection is so serious.
Lime - but marketing of prescription drugs direct to consumers is ridiculous.
Strongly agree. That’s why only two post-industrial nations allow it.
Clothosfate - The thing about beer commercials though is they’re the only commercials out there that have a sense of humor. So I can tolerate those.
Badman - When I get around to getting a tv, I’ll probably get Tivo.
Yonder - That’s why I like the beer ads. They’re the only ads with a sense of humor.
Kathleen - It’s probably because they’re mostly developed here. After 20 years, generic drug companies can make generic versions and save us enormous amounts of money. Generics and brand name drugs are exactly the same thing (except for the filler material). So you might as well just buy generic for everything.
Moni - Johnny may not be able to read but he knows what drug to take for RLS(Restless Leg Syndrome)
Classic.
SME - I love the side effects.
Yonder - Yeah, but also see my reply to Kathleen.
Tweety - We couldn’t pull it off. Right now, we need both of our incomes. Hats off to those who can.
Oh, California by the way is very regulated. I do have a few friends at work who homeschool. There’s an area not too far from here that’s really, really bad when it comes to crime and schools and they simply won’t send their kids to get beaten up by gangs.
Beach - I thought a four hour erection is called adolescence. Heck, I’d trade having zits again for four hour erections.