A product of the early D.A.R.E. generation, I started college uninformed of drugs and drug policy. I was conditioned to believe that illegal substances would kill me and that drug prohibition didn’t cause more harm than the drugs themselves. Not long after starting college however, I started to question my beliefs and assumptions. I started to question what I had
October 17 is “Above the Influence Day”and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is encouraging people and organizations across the country to participate in training webinars that will undoubtedly be chock full of misinformation and scare tactics. So, we’re encouraging you to live above the influence, too, — above the influence of uninformed drug war propaganda. To help