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In response to "It was trying to "tsk, tsk" the children of the 60s, the 30-something yuppies of the 80s who discovered cocaine and liked it a lot. " by Mel Profit

I know it was a moralistic approach, but even today drug and alcohol abuse are seen by many as moralistic problems. -- (edited)

Posted by TWuG Mar 12 '16, 07:39

Just Say No isn't flawed policy because it's bad advice, it's flawed policy because it was the only advice given.

Its current counterpart would be abstinence-only sex ed. It's not flawed because abstinence is bad advice, it's flawed because abstinence is the only advice in such programs.

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My problem is that that ineffective advice is often given while Republicans gut funding for things that are effective. - Mel Profit Mar 12, 07:50 1
- We are in agreement. Just trying to discuss how the better understanding both pols and the public have today sometimes - TWuG Mar 12, 08:02

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I know it was a moralistic approach, but even today drug and alcohol abuse are seen by many as moralistic problems. -- (edited)

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