D.A.R.E. To be Stupid: How to Lose the War on Drugs | Corporate Casket

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Blair Zoń

Documentary, Education, Business, Society & Culture

4.4 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Go to http://shipstation.com and use code CASKET to get a free 60-day trial. Welcome to the Corporate Casket, a semiweekly series where bad businesses go to die. We will discuss any and everything from bad charities, terrible CEOs, and businesses that have a lot to hide. D.A.R.E was started around the same time that the “War on Drugs” started to sweep across the United States. Created and run by police officers across the country, D.A.R.E’s goal was to educate children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, particularly the legal danger. There was everything! The catchy jingle, the mascot, and even a children’s choir. But, it was also missing a few things, like any research-based methods and practices. Turns out, that’s an important ingredient and as the years have gone by studies have found that despite the cute mascot, D.A.R.E failed in its mission to protect future generations from drug addiction. Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii Sources: https://justpaste.it/33o20 Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Jess Hubbert This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Last to Fall- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Sacred and Profane- Nicholas Rowe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You walk into the assembly room, there you're met with a lion, a police officer and all of your fellow classmates. What the hell is going on?
0:15.0	Well, it's dare time. Let's learn about drugs kids. Or rather, let's learn
0:22.1	about how to say no to drugs. While you and your
0:25.2	fellow classmates wait for the lesson plan to begin you watch as they wheel out
0:28.8	some props. Is that a lung? Yep, why is it black?
0:34.0	Well, that's what happens when you smoke, they tell you.
0:37.0	The officer begins riddling off a list of narcotics you've never heard of before
0:41.0	and without telling you why, he instructs you to just say no if these are ever offered.
0:46.6	You nod your head wondering why as a fifth grader you'd ever be in that situation in the first place.
0:51.7	Still you and all your friends practice saying no. in the
0:55.0	situation in the first place.
0:56.0	As the hour continues, the person in the uniform explains that if you don't just say
1:01.0	no to these mysterious substances, your whole life will be turned upside down.
1:05.3	Your grades will drop, you'll leave school, you'll never get a good job, and you'll end up in jail.
1:10.4	But he never once mentions what you can do if you ever do experiment with usage.
1:15.0	There's no offer of life after addiction.
1:17.0	They portray it as a choice that you made where all hope is lost.
1:21.0	Of course, if you ever see anyone using these substances, you are instructed to report
1:25.3	it anonymously in a handy-dandy box that has been set up at your school.
1:29.4	What happens to the person you report?
1:31.0	Well, they don't tell you that either. All they say is that
1:34.3	reporting is the right thing to do and because he's a police officer you need to
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