What Real Drug Education Looks Like

 

The United States government could learn a lot from these posters by the Association for Safer Drug Policies of Norway.  They're simple, straightforward & non-judgmental unlike our abstinence-only fearmongering brand of drug "education".  Most importantly, they contain practical information about how to use various substances more safely by addressing some of the most dangerous errors made my users, such as mixing GHB with other depressants like alcohol.  

While it's true that abstinence is the only 100% foolproof way to avoid ALL the risks that come with drug use, that doesn't mean drug users deserve to die.  The same can be said of abstaining from driving a car, eating processed food, having sex or any activity that carries any risk whatsoever.  It's unrealistic to expect 100% of the population to abstain from all of these activities all of the time, so to deprive us of practical harm reduction information is negligent in and of itself.