Your tax dollars at work

Back in February I wondered about the efficacy of these "above the influence" ads.



If You Can't Get Them to Stop Using Drugs, at Least You Can Get Them to Make Fun of You

A Government Accountability Office report on research tracking the impact of the federal government's $1.2 billion anti-drug ad campaign concludes that "the evaluation provides credible evidence that the campaign was not effective in reducing youth drug use...."

In fact, during some periods and for some subgroups, exposure to the ads was significantly associated with an increased tendency to smoke pot.

With the Bush Administration focused on the war on terror, it's good to see they haven't forgotten about financing the war on drugs.