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[–]PatsyStoneMaverique 18 insightful - 5 fun18 insightful - 4 fun19 insightful - 5 fun -  (5 children)

D.A.R.E. also wrongly gave kids the impression that everybody but them was doing drugs, leading to drug FOMO. Stupid.

Where I lived we did W.H.O. ("We Help Ourselves") in which we were accidentally given long detailed lessons on how to date rape, how to bully without being caught, the names and street names of various exotic drugs, and the basic ingredients of crystal meth. Great job, Board of Education.

[–]Horror-SwordfishI don't get how flairs work 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

True - I barely remember doing the D.A.R.E. program; I'm pretty sure I went through it once in elementary school (seriously?) and then again in like seventh grade, but I do remember that it was extremely lame and kind of made drugs look cool by comparison. Granted, I never did any drugs until I was well out of school (except for smoking cigarettes and sneaking liquor every now and again in high school), but it certainly wasn't D.A.R.E. that stopped me.

[–]PatsyStoneMaverique 11 insightful - 8 fun11 insightful - 7 fun12 insightful - 8 fun -  (3 children)

I'm pretty sure I went through it once in elementary school (seriously?)

Yeah, I remember being taught about PCP in elementary school by one of these programs. I specifically remember I got a quiz question wrong because I mixed it up with cocaine and thought that was Angel Dust. I had to have been in fourth grade. Fucking ridiculous.

except for smoking cigarettes and sneaking liquor every now and again in high school

We used to put Everclear in empty Ozarka bottles. 🤮 We help ourselves, lol!

[–]Horror-SwordfishI don't get how flairs work 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

We used to put Everclear in empty Ozarka bottles

My favorite was raiding my friend's dad's liquor cabinet and finding a bottle of gin in the back that we thought he wouldn't miss, and sneaking out to go meet up with some people, and the only thing they had to mix it with was flat diet cola. Whatever worked! My other drink of choice around that time was whiskey and grape juice lol

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi. 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

whiskey and grape juice lol

I beg your pardon

[–]PatsyStoneMaverique 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My other drink of choice around that time was whiskey and grape juice lol

I can't imagine that not tasting like vomit. Kids have iron stomachs.