well mine was this set of ropey films from the mid 1970s about barbiturate users wearing flared trousers injecting in stairwells etc, stereotype drop outs listening to rock music etc….
a cop came to our school and showed samples of drugs and said they were very dangerous, you would die if you take them and that you also would go to jail if you were caught with them
Not quite sure what the message was – perhaps “don’t inject drugs whilst wearing flared trousers”
I expect the only change is that your anti-drugs videos now show people with mullet hairstyles listening to Howard Jones and saying “Down with Thatcher!”
TBH I do think these days there is a larger risk of overdose as drugs are cheaper and people (especially young men) are competitive and try to see how much they can take but other than that there are only two main dangers for people over 15 years old.
1] Drugs are more fun than school, particularly around exam time! This means you may not do as well in exams and it will take longer to get jobs especially when you are competing with people who didn’t take drugs and studied hard (particularly those from other cultural backgrounds). It can cause a lot of family friction as at that age your family will have to support you for longer if you need to do retakes etc…
2] for young ladies who may be wanting to start a family in the next few years (IMO its too young but a lot of girls genuinely want a baby at a young age) taking drugs (including alcohol and tobacco) is a big strain on a body which will have to provide for two people.
