Anti-Ecstasy Ads
The Partnership for a Drug Free America is gearing up for a new ad campaign, their latest target is Ecstasy. CNN had a blurp from AP about this which left me quite frustrated. The thing that irks me is that I've heard of very few people dying from taking MDMA. When the full reports come out it was usually that they were actually taking a mixture of substances, or they weren't actually taking MDMA (just something they were told was MDMA), or they didn't take care of themselves and do things like keep themselves hydrated.
I'm not saying that there are not risks associated with the use of it. There are, and it is not something for everyone. But I want to see more facts. What did the girl in the ad actually die from. Without giving more facts, the ad doesn't do much beyond upsetting people and making them think 'drugs are bad' for no reason beyond 'some girl died because she took ecstasy'. What I want to see is ads that give more facts. Don't just tell people drugs are bad, tell them what they do to you. Tell them the dangers of them. Give some equal time to other drugs that are even bigger killers. How much do you want to bet that alcohol is responsible for many more deaths then Ecstasy.
