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"Bush came out and said, 'We are losing the war against drugs.' You know what that implies? There's a war being fought, and the people on drugs are winning it."
Fan Works
Von Kaiser: But you know drugs are bad for you, right?
Katrina: Yes, Vati. Drugs mess with your brain and organs and can kill you.
Katrina: Yes, Vati. Drugs mess with your brain and organs and can kill you.
— Shining and Sweet, "Dragged Into Drugs"
Film — Live-Action
Elan Sleazebaggano: You wanna buy some death sticks?
Obi-Wan Kenobi: You don't want to sell me death sticks.
Elan Sleazebaggano: I don't wanna sell you death sticks.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: You want to go home and rethink your life.
Elan Sleazebaggano: I wanna go home and rethink my life.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: You don't want to sell me death sticks.
Elan Sleazebaggano: I don't wanna sell you death sticks.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: You want to go home and rethink your life.
Elan Sleazebaggano: I wanna go home and rethink my life.
"Ain't nothin' in the world get Black Dynamite more mad than some jive ass sucka dealin' smack to the kids!"
— Black Dynamite, Black Dynamite
"Some of the kids here were on all sorts of pills, some of them are on Methadone now... the youngest is only 9 years old. The worst are the ones that got the contaminated junk. But you know how some of those junkie dealers are, they'll put anything in it to stretch another dollar out of it."
— Coffy, Coffy
"Stop with those fucking drugs. They're turning your mind into mush."
— Jimmy Conway, Goodfellas
"Kids, don't buy drugs. Become a rock star, and they give 'em to you for free!"
— Billy Mac, Love Actually
"The motion picture you are about to witness may startle you. It would not have been possible, otherwise, to sufficently emphasize the frightful toll of the new drug menace which is destroying the youth of America in alarmingly increasing numbers. Marihuana is that drug - a violent narcotic - an unspeakable scourge - The Real Public Enemy Number One!"
Bureau Official: Here is an example: A fifteen-year-old lad apprehended in the act of staging a holdup - fifteen years old and a marijuana addict. Here is a most tragic case.
Dr. Carroll: Yes. I remember. Just a young boy... under the influence of drugs... who killed his entire family with an axe.
Dr. Carroll: Yes. I remember. Just a young boy... under the influence of drugs... who killed his entire family with an axe.
"Drugs are so bad!"
— Super 8
Literature
Swallowing half an hour before closing time, that second dose of soma had raised a quite impenetrable wall between the actual universe and their minds.
——
The service had begun. The dedicated soma tablets were placed in the centre of the table. The loving cup of strawberry ice-cream soma was passed from hand to hand and, with the formula, "I drink to my annihilation," twelve times quaffed.
——
Lenina felt herself entitled, after this day of queerness and horror, to a complete and absolute holiday. As soon as they got back to the rest-house, she swallowed six half-gramme tablets of soma, lay down on her bed, and within ten minutes had embarked for lunar eternity. It would be eighteen hours at the least before she was in time again.
——
"I'll teach you; I'll make you be free whether you want to or not." And pushing open a window that looked on to the inner court of the Hospital, he began to throw the little pill-boxes of soma tablets in handfuls out into the area.
——
It was after midnight when the last of the helicopters took its flight. Stupefied by soma, and exhausted by a long-drawn frenzy of sensuality, the Savage lay sleeping in the heather. The sun was already high when he awoke. He lay for a moment, blinking in owlish incomprehension at the light; then suddenly remembered—everything.
——
The service had begun. The dedicated soma tablets were placed in the centre of the table. The loving cup of strawberry ice-cream soma was passed from hand to hand and, with the formula, "I drink to my annihilation," twelve times quaffed.
——
Lenina felt herself entitled, after this day of queerness and horror, to a complete and absolute holiday. As soon as they got back to the rest-house, she swallowed six half-gramme tablets of soma, lay down on her bed, and within ten minutes had embarked for lunar eternity. It would be eighteen hours at the least before she was in time again.
——
"I'll teach you; I'll make you be free whether you want to or not." And pushing open a window that looked on to the inner court of the Hospital, he began to throw the little pill-boxes of soma tablets in handfuls out into the area.
——
It was after midnight when the last of the helicopters took its flight. Stupefied by soma, and exhausted by a long-drawn frenzy of sensuality, the Savage lay sleeping in the heather. The sun was already high when he awoke. He lay for a moment, blinking in owlish incomprehension at the light; then suddenly remembered—everything.
Don't smoke. It's a joke.
— A poster made by a student who smokes a pack a day, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
81. Don't mess with drugs, and don't associate with those who do.
— Life's Little Instruction Book, Volume I
Oberon: Are you suggesting that drugging people without their consent is somehow OBJECTIVELY TERRIBLE??
Puck: Yes.
Oberon: And are you suggesting that you know drugs are bad and didn't need a book to illustrate it for you, much less one where if you die in the book, you die in real life??
Puck: Yeah, I think so.
Oberon: NOPE NICE TRY BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE BEEN FED THOSE LINES AND ARE JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF LEARNING A COOL LESSON ABOUT DRUGS. (proceeds to bite Puck's head off)
Puck: Yes.
Oberon: And are you suggesting that you know drugs are bad and didn't need a book to illustrate it for you, much less one where if you die in the book, you die in real life??
Puck: Yeah, I think so.
Oberon: NOPE NICE TRY BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE BEEN FED THOSE LINES AND ARE JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF LEARNING A COOL LESSON ABOUT DRUGS. (proceeds to bite Puck's head off)
— "A Midsummer Night's Choice", Romeo and/or Juliet
Weaver: Drugs are fantastic. People wouldn't do them if they weren't. They make you feel good, make your day brighter, give you energy-
Mrs. Yamada: Weaver.
Weaver: -until they don't.
Mrs. Yamada: Weaver.
Weaver: -until they don't.
— Worm, Drone 23.4
Live-Action TV
"This is the brain from a kid who took drugs. Guess what happened to him? He's now dead. Our investigation shows that every single drug user who's had their brain removed is now dead."
— Charles Firth, CNNNN.
"Drugs. Now there's a real nightmare."
— Freddy Krueger, Freddy's Nightmares
Music
And if Satan had a lady friend, her name was Mary Jane
I never wondered why she tried to drive us quite insane
I never wondered why she tried to drive us quite insane
— Aerosmith, "Legendary Child"
My mother said to get things done
You better not mess with Major Tom.
You better not mess with Major Tom.
Am I broken? What's the chance I will survive?
Don't sugarcoat me, 'cause I feel like suicide
Just give it to me straight, 'cause I'm running out of time
I need an antidote, now what can you prescribe?
Don't sugarcoat me, 'cause I feel like suicide
Just give it to me straight, 'cause I'm running out of time
I need an antidote, now what can you prescribe?
— Bring Me the Horizon, "Avalanche"
Come on, you've gotta listen unto me
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
— Johnny Cash, "Cocaine Blues"
Hey, old Sniffinhammer takes another whiff
Wait, you didn't think they'd treat you quite like this
Wait, you didn't think they'd treat you quite like this
— Doctor Steel, Marionette
Xans don't make you
Xans gon' take you
Xans gon' fake you
And Xans gon' betray you
Xans gon' take you
Xans gon' fake you
And Xans gon' betray you
— Lil Xan, "Betrayed"
Let it come from deep inside your heart
Not from drugs, cigarettes or anything else
Not from drugs, cigarettes or anything else
— Judy Pancoast, "Better Things to Do"
Wheelin' 23rd we saw nuthin' but thugs
The girlies was too skinny from smokin' all them drugs
Cause the rock man got 'em and their butts just dropped
The freaks looked depressed 'cause the Benz won't stop
The girlies was too skinny from smokin' all them drugs
Cause the rock man got 'em and their butts just dropped
The freaks looked depressed 'cause the Benz won't stop
— Sir Mix-A-Lot, "Posse on Broadway"
Doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break
— Third Eye Blind, "Semi-Charmed Life"
And you twitch in your seat, 'cause you wanna hit the street when you're on drugs
And you cause such a fuss, 'cause there's no one you can trust when you're on drugs
And the best of your days will vanish into haze when you're on drugs
And you wish you could quit, 'cause you're really sick of it, but you're on drugs
And you cause such a fuss, 'cause there's no one you can trust when you're on drugs
And the best of your days will vanish into haze when you're on drugs
And you wish you could quit, 'cause you're really sick of it, but you're on drugs
— Weezer, "We Are All on Drugs"
Mouth's so dried and I just spit ash
In a hole in my pocket full of wasted cash
But it's all right, it was just bad stash
In a hole in my pocket full of wasted cash
But it's all right, it was just bad stash
— The Wildhearts, "Sick of Drugs"
Theatre
O God, that men should put an enemy in their blood to steal away their brains! That we should, with joy, pleasance, revel, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts!
— Cassio (about alcohol), Othello
Video Games
Web Animation
"Don't do drugs, Fireheart," says Spottedleaf in the middle of an ocean.
Webcomics
Treasure Monster: "Would you care for a space martini?"
Galatea: "Hm? Alcohol is stupidity in liquid form. No."
Galatea: "Hm? Alcohol is stupidity in liquid form. No."
Web Original
Telegenic white women don't disappear mysteriously or get indicted for gruesome murders every day, and Nancy Grace needs something to talk about when she can't scrape up a Casey Anthony. It seems she's decided to wage war on that devil weed mary jane, which is ironic, because no one needs pot more than Nancy Grace.
— Kelly Faircloth, "Nancy Grace Freaks Out on Pot Advocate: 'Obviously You're Stoned'"
, "Nancy Grace Freaks Out on Pot Advocate: 'Obviously You're Stoned'"In 1991, Sheedy had her second book published. This one was a collection of poems titled Yesterday I Saw the Sun. The book was met by literary circles with sneers and jeers. A New York Post headline mockingly read "Ally Sheedy from bad to verse." The gossip column then went on to detail Sheedy's personal struggles with bulimia and substance abuse. The night the article ran, Sheedy had a poetry reading. After she finished her reading, a reporter demanded, "Why did you write this?"
"I don't know what I was expecting, but I didn't think that people would be that dismissive and condescending." Sheedy said she thought her book might be helpful to people who were struggling with some of the same issues she had been dealing with.
"I don't know what I was expecting, but I didn't think that people would be that dismissive and condescending." Sheedy said she thought her book might be helpful to people who were struggling with some of the same issues she had been dealing with.
— LeBeau, "What the Hell Happened to Ally Sheedy?"
, "What the Hell Happened to Ally Sheedy?"David: Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb, kids.
Chris: This scene is fantastic for a lot of reasons... but my favorite is that Robin pretty much tells Batman he should've just blown up the bar because drunks deserve to die. That kid is ice cold.
David: I don't get what's up Robin's ass, unless they're intentionally writing him to discourage teenage drinking for some reason.
Chris: He also refers to them as "riff-raff," thus confirming his status as an entitled young plutocrat.
Chris: This scene is fantastic for a lot of reasons... but my favorite is that Robin pretty much tells Batman he should've just blown up the bar because drunks deserve to die. That kid is ice cold.
David: I don't get what's up Robin's ass, unless they're intentionally writing him to discourage teenage drinking for some reason.
Chris: He also refers to them as "riff-raff," thus confirming his status as an entitled young plutocrat.
— Chris Sims and David Uzumeri on Batman: The Movie
Batman: The Movie Web Video
"Because the system the Tsar established over the course of 400 years was not only a source of revenue. By controlling the entire market they also determine the price and consequently kept the population drunk on a constant supply of cheap and widely available Vodka. The peasant who wastes his money is too drunk to think of his situation and how he got into it, too drunk to organize any protest against his circumstances, so drunk he beats his kids to be like him, and so drunk he beats his wife into submission. In the end that peasant is a peasant in service of ensuring the security of the regime that keeps him drunk."
— Kraut, How Vodka ruined Russia
"Listen, if you're doin' drugs, stop it, or else Mr. T's gonna come shake all that loose change right outta your pockets."
— JonTron
"I'm against drugs. Drugs are bad. You should not do them, under any circumstance. In the eternal words of the great Nancy Reagan, just say no.''
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
That's right, folks, it gets its own folder.
"Those drugs are so boring!"
— Smurf
"Drugs! This is what they do to your brain, Michael!"
— Kermit the Frog (about a psychedelic environment)
Michael: Now I'm seeing ducks!? I gotta get off these drugs.
Huey: "Drugs?! Oh bad news, Michael!"
Huey: "Drugs?! Oh bad news, Michael!"
"What's up, Doc,' is your life if you don't get off those drugs."
"Drugs, bud. Your brain must be, like, really messed-up."
— Michaelangelo
Michael: Who's that?
ALF: Well, it's not Freddy Kreuger. This is you. Pretty pitiful, huh? You see, drugs aren't your pal, pal, they're your enemy, storming the battlements, trying to take control.
Michael: I can quit if I want to! I'm in charge of my life!
ALF: Not if you're on drugs!
ALF: Well, it's not Freddy Kreuger. This is you. Pretty pitiful, huh? You see, drugs aren't your pal, pal, they're your enemy, storming the battlements, trying to take control.
Michael: I can quit if I want to! I'm in charge of my life!
ALF: Not if you're on drugs!
"There's nothing cool about a fool on drugs."
— Kermit the Frog
Western Animation — Other
Batman: [on seeing ex-supervillain Bane as a shriveled-up vegetable] What happened to him?
Nurse: Too many years on Venom. That's what the stuff'll do to you.
Nurse: Too many years on Venom. That's what the stuff'll do to you.
"Drugs?! Yuck! P'tooey!"
— Scooby-Doo, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, "Scooby Dude"
Real Life
Don't Use Drugs
— People's Drug Stores
"I'm Captain Lou Albano talking to you about drugs. Kids, don't be afraid to say no. Anyone who asks you to use drugs is not your friend. Drugs can and will kill. Remember, don't be afraid to turn to your priest, your rabbi, your minister, your moms, your dads, your teachers, because drugs can kill. And if you do drugs, you go to hell before you die. Please."
— Captain Lou Albano in an anti-drug PSA
"There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana usage. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others."
— Harry Anslinger, America's first drug czar, in 1937
"My strong suspicion, although I don't now how to prove it, is that the reason is that marijuana's a weed, you can grow it in your backyard, so there's nobody who would make any money off it if it were legal. Tobacco requires extensive capital inputs and technology, and it can be monopolized, so there are people who can make a ton of money off it. I don't really see the difference between the two, frankly—except that tobacco's far more lethal and far more addictive."
— Noam Chomsky, Understanding Power
"We also have anecdotal now from Colorado, where some of the people who were taking marijuana for these purposes, the coroner believed after they died that there were drug interactions with other things they were taking."
— Chelsea Clinton
"I'm Michael Jordan. McDonald's restaurants have given me this time to talk to you about something we both really care about: Kids. Kids are the reason McDonald's sponsors their "Get It Straight" program, a national drug awareness effort.
McDonald's is so concerned about this problem you won't be seeing their usual commercials, because McDonald's believes it deserves your undivided attention. Now I'd like to speak just to the kids for a moment. Unfortunately, and people like myself, your teachers, or your parents, try to talk to you about drugs. You think we're preaching it to you, sometimes it turns you off. Though I never used drugs, the people try to tell me things for my own good, it turned me off too. But I found out something: Even though they have experienced what you are experiencing now, a lot of that preaching was Worth It. Because when it comes to drugs, experience is not the best teacher, but growing up is a very good teacher. That's what this program is all about: Living long enough to grow up.
Think about this: many of you using drugs out there now, are under 18. Do you realize that at 18, you have only lived one fourth of your life? When you're using drugs, you're only cheating yourself out of the chance to find out who you really can be. And believe me, if you don't use drugs, you can just be about anything you want to be. When I was 18, my future was just a dream. But if I'd been on drugs, that dream would never come true. Listen, you got at least three fourths of your life to go. That's three more lifetimes to you, so don't blow it, don't do drugs. If you're doing it, stop it. Get some help. McDonald's wants you to give yourself a chance. A chance to find out all the wonderful things you really can be. And so do I."
McDonald's is so concerned about this problem you won't be seeing their usual commercials, because McDonald's believes it deserves your undivided attention. Now I'd like to speak just to the kids for a moment. Unfortunately, and people like myself, your teachers, or your parents, try to talk to you about drugs. You think we're preaching it to you, sometimes it turns you off. Though I never used drugs, the people try to tell me things for my own good, it turned me off too. But I found out something: Even though they have experienced what you are experiencing now, a lot of that preaching was Worth It. Because when it comes to drugs, experience is not the best teacher, but growing up is a very good teacher. That's what this program is all about: Living long enough to grow up.
Think about this: many of you using drugs out there now, are under 18. Do you realize that at 18, you have only lived one fourth of your life? When you're using drugs, you're only cheating yourself out of the chance to find out who you really can be. And believe me, if you don't use drugs, you can just be about anything you want to be. When I was 18, my future was just a dream. But if I'd been on drugs, that dream would never come true. Listen, you got at least three fourths of your life to go. That's three more lifetimes to you, so don't blow it, don't do drugs. If you're doing it, stop it. Get some help. McDonald's wants you to give yourself a chance. A chance to find out all the wonderful things you really can be. And so do I."
— Michael Jordan in a McDonald's anti-drug PSA, a part of the company's "Get It Straight" program.
"A particular trademark of the VSE is that it can't be trusted to deal with substance abuse issues without turning into a hysterical, hand-flapping PSA, like those after school specials where a straight-A bookworm takes one whiff of second-hand pot smoke and immediately joins a murderous biker gang before launching themselves from the highest building in the city, because they can flyyyyy!"
— Stuart Millard, So Excited, So Scared
"Drugs pull you down and shut the lid on life. Pot opens everything up."
"Happy, self-confident men do not seek to get stoned. Drug addiction is the attempt to obliterate one's consciousness, the quest for a deliberately-induced insanity. As such, it is so obscene and evil that any doubt about the moral character of its practitioners is itself an obscenity."
— Ayn Rand, Apollo and Dionysus
"Like a brain surgeon who drinks a martini when he's not on call, the successful kids in your school may smoke pot on occasion, but they are not stoners."
— Bill O'Reilly, The O Reilly Factor For Kids
"Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: stop doing drugs, and you have more time for the other two."
"We are a drug culture already. Sleeping pills, aspirins, the nightcap that too often becomes an Indian war bonnet. Ideally, reality should be so interesting that we don't need tranquilizers and stimulants. But since there are too many people in the world and not enough for them to do — certainly very little that is interesting — the American majority serve their 40 hours a week in order to stun themselves with beer, television, whatever, come the weekend."
