NORML.ORG US: Anti-Drug Ads a Waste, Auditors Say
Monday, August 28th, 2006NORML.ORG US: Anti-Drug Ads a Waste, Auditors Say
Here’s a real shocker: The Anti-Pot ONDCP Ads are a huge waste of money, according to the Government Accountability Office, which commissioned Westat, an independent evaluator, to evaluate the ads.
Westat found the ads had no “significant favorable effects” in deterring children from trying marijuana or in getting them to stop. Rather, it found that more 12- to 13-year-olds were trying the drug after seeing the ads, the GAO said.
The Head of the ONDCP, John Walters, naturally opposed these data:
“We have dealt with criticism of the campaign from adversaries, including those who advocate the legalization of drugs,” he said. “And we have periodically needed to place these findings in context, especially because all major youth surveys report declining teen drug use.”
Since our Congress commissioned the study, Walters must be referring to our Republican-led congress as an “adversary” possibly even one that “advocates the use of drugs”.
Don’t make me laugh.
