@Ryakki Once again, the release of Dopamine makes you unstable. If your brain is normal you're exactly right, you want to get high again. But once it starts to decay, like it does after repeated Meth use, your mental functions become more erratic. Your chance of a bad trip goes up with every shoot up.
This is more acceptable because it's more likely and more common than other drugs messing you up. It's dangerous by it's very nature.
I don't get it. Not seeing the connection. I mean, you can get addicted to practically anything in the world. And if you trade your butthole for your addiction... well, that's a bad choice... but trying to find a direct connection between getting spun and selling your butthole... what the fuck? And slitting your wrists while spun? It causes you to be incredibly self-confident and overly positive... I've never heard of a meth addict committing suicide.
@Ryakki They're basically saying that if you're addicted to meth, you'll do anything to satiate your addiction. In addition, ever heard of a bad trip? It happens on every chemical. Meth causes anxiety as often as it causes self-confidence, as unrestrained Dopamine causes schizoid mental disorders as well as clinical depression. Plenty of Meth addicts kill themselves, which is why nobody talks about it and likely why you've never heard of it. These ads are quite accurate, not dishonest at all.
Meth addicts I know... they're desperate to keep jobs to fund their meth habits... or pawn their stuff if they get low on cash. Deal drugs.
Going strait to gay sex as a direct result of meth just... doesn't quite do it for me. I know drugs are more intense than most other hobbies, but if for any hobby you go strait to gay sex as a way to pay for it, that's on you.
And link me to some data on meth and suicide, because it's completely opposite of the drug's normal effect.
Basically, Meth causes an unregulated release of Dopamine. Which actually supports your point that it causes extreme euphoria. But Dopamine is neurotoxic in large doses, and erodes certain centers of the brain, causing schizoid tendencies and suicidal depression.
It can cause depression when you're not on it... I'm sure it can exhaust the dopamine supply while decreasing sensitivity... but, you have a sure fire way to get out of that depression, an escape where the escape was feeling great... why would you take an escape that was pain followed by death? Meth heads want to get high again, not kill themselves.
I guess my point is... why is this any more acceptable than any other extreme, unlikely, and non-causal drug adds where they just throw drugs in with random and unlikely consequences that really don't tie together?
@LostManSays That is the point of the ad: the boy, who is straight, is so desperate for money that he is willing to whore himself out to a gay pedophile. Listen to his monologue at the beginning: that is how meth has changed who he is, and that is how meth put him into a place where he never thought he would be.
I don't care how harmful they are, ALL drugs need to be legal. I have the right to decide what i put in my own body and everyone who wants to take that freedom from me is a facist piece of shit.
Drugs need to be legalized not just as a freedom issue but to crush income for gangs and also considerably improve public health since a lot of drug related deaths are not caused by the drugs themselves but by the shit they are cut with to maximisie profit and addiction and save production costs.
@robbinshood79 I think you need to become more educated on this topic. It is a largely supported theory that if prohibition were to end drug use would not rise but remain consistent. Your comment about the police is a large assumption that they are having a positive effect on the drug industry, which is false. Differential association theory and the revolving door justice system are largely the problem is getting worse instead of better. We truly have not learnt from history
I'm sick of these anti-meth ads on Youtube. I do not do meth, and I never will. These ads are graphic, bloody, depressing, and appalling. I find them very offensive, and I don't want to see them.
I completely understand how horrific meth is, but I do not believe that this is the way to stop it's use.
I did meth and decided it was "meh," so it's not a part of my life, much like other opiates and amphetamines. I prefer drugs that you can't overdose on.
@xtensitymusic Re: "Actually, there is no fear or guilt. Guilt stems from fear of your consequences and those you have hurt. For example, a sociopath is fearless, and because of this state of mind, no guilt or remorse can be felt(while fearless)"
Not sure where you're coming from. Not all addicts are sociopaths, not all sociopaths are addicts. In any case, neither sociopaths nor addicts are fearless, since both fear being apprehended by the law.
this guy is an idiot. if they were to legalize ALL drugs more people would be in danger; law enforcement would be unable to do their job,which is in the end,to help people.
it is an unrealistic concept to educate every single person on the dangers of drugs.
hahaha also did he say that the revenue from the drugs would be used for campaigns against them?that doesn't make sense. that means he is excepting of the fact that there will be abuse. but if there isn't abuse where will the money come from
I really don't understand how Cenk would be in favor of people kill themselves. He wants to legalize drugs so that it can be taxed. So now we are making money off of people who will slowly die. Cenk, You fucking hippie. All drugs will never be made legal. I wonder if this asshole has ever seen someone on meth or crack face to face. Someone in my family died because of meth and this asshole wants to make it legal so everyone can use it. FUCK YOU.
Meth (methamphetamine) is actually sold legally as prescription medicine under the trade name Desoxyn. It is prescribed for ADHD, ADD, narcolepsy and obesity. A very similar drug, dexamphetamine, is prescribed for those same conditions - regularly for children.
Those ads were probably the least insulting and best anti-drug ads i've ever seen, but in the end they present a false view of what meth does.
I'm not suggesting anyone use meth, but those things simply don't happen to most meth users.
I also meant to say that neither methamphetamine (Desoxyn, "speed") or dexamphetamine (Adderall, Vyanase) are the same as Ritalin and Concerta, which are actually a different drug called methylphenidate. Methylphenidate is chemically close to the amphetamines (dex and meth) however, and it is still a very strong stimulant like those two.
i am far from that and so are other parents in the world once a child is 18 they are considered legal we cant make decssion for them anymore they have to use there better judge ment and some dont and that why this video was made just saying
i am far from that and so are other parents in the world once a child is 18 they are considered legal we cant make decssion for them anymore they have to use there better judge ment and some dont and that why this video was made just saying
Takeing drugs has nothing to do with parents you can instil in your child not to do drugs but because of perpressure from other children most children try it i myself as a parent am going to tell my child not to do drugs but i am also going to show her the psa'a and the documentarys and show her the effects from a book wise but my chid and every one elses child has the own mind and makes there own deccsions no matter what we say so you cant say harsh things like parents are idiots because
I don't think this works, its so fake its not even scary. They should have used the before and after pics from real addicts. That stuff scared the shit out of me.
@TheCarambah Homosexuals do not prey on children... pedophiles do. Your logic does not even make sense... there are a lot of pedophile men preying on girls... if you were even close to correct, ALL gay men would need to be pedophiles...and ALL pedophiles would need to prey on their own gender.
But that isn't how it is. So you're not right, you're just an ignorant troll.
I have a bit of a problem with Anti-Drug ads. The need for them means parents aren't being parents
It's a parents responsibility to teach their kids stuff about that. But parents are such fucking idiots these days. They think TV and raise children and when something goes wrong, they can get someone else to fix it for them.
While I think the ads will work, it shows how fucking useless parents really are these days.
@SeanTheOriginal I agree that a lot of parents are useless, but I also say that there are a LOT of things that children need to be taught about and not all of it is easy to know how to approach it. Especially since kids are just as diverse and unique as everyone else. There is no cookie cutter "talk" or lesson that will work for all kids. I'm for things like this, because it gives us tools and assistance to do something that a lot of people don't realize is actually hard to personalize to kids.
@SeanTheOriginal i see your reasoning, personally my mother works against drugs and alcohol, goes to schools and teaches about the bad effects and such, my three siblings and i have had it drilled in to us from birth, that didnt stop my sister from trying meth, it took her once and she was hooked, she was then used as a guinea pig for bad meth batches, these commercials are extreme, but dont even begin to show the actual effects of Meth
@SeanTheOriginal lol its not the parents, its the kids that see references to drugs in TV/Media ALL the time. The reason it seems like parents are getting worse is because the media is becoming more flexible.
@SeanTheOriginal lol? what?You say Parents "these days", what? when was there ever a time in history where 100% of the parents in the world took care of children. I got news for you buddy, Before you were born, the world wasnt some super cool, amazing, peaceful place. And its not corrupt because parents "dont work anymore" . and BTW, Anti drug ads dont mean anything, bad parents are bad parents, good ones are good ones.
bla fucking bla, the parents are to blame for everything. I think a lof of "kids" have the ability to make a well thought out choice but refuse to do it. Some people are more predisposed to drug use and addiction while some are not. You might as well brainwash children and control every facet of their lives so they can't make any decisions for themselves.
@SeanTheOriginal A lot of people either don't have parents, have estranged parents or have terrible parents. Either way, the internet is going to be a big replacement for parents, alongside friends etc. If this is the only way they can learn that drugs are bad, I say go for it.
@SeanTheOriginal there's only so much a parent can do about it though. If a kid wants to drugs he's gonna do drugs regardless of what parents tell him some kids will do stuff just solely bc their parents said not to. I think the ads are much more useful than parents educating kids because some kids are so misguided. They show just how destructive these hard fucked up drugs are.
I don't know what the truth is about taking drugs. What I do know is that the government and anti-drug interest groups have lied to me about the effects of some drugs. So now I don't know what to believe. Instead of lieing why not just tell the truth and let people decide for themselves?
I don't agree that PSA's need to be incredibly "hard hitting" to be effective, and risk having unintended consequences to the viewers and society (scared people do stupid things).
Also Cenk... you would use money that the govt makes from taxing drug sales... to discourage drug use. You don't see how thats a conflict of interest?
these ads will discourage white middleclas kids from experimenting with dangerous drugs..
However.. ofcourse ... poverty, lack of self-esteem or positive anchor in one's life is the real issue for most people who turn to drugs-inc alcohol..
I like these PSAs but wtf is with the ones i see on tv every day. Like the ones with dissected frogs and a heart being operated on. wtf why would i wanna see that
The war on drugs is such a terrible disaster. Methamphetamine is so big because the govt has made cocaine so expensive and unavailable. Cocaine became widely available because the government had a war on marijuana. The more we war against drugs the more potent and dangerous they become.
@myassin2009 Yes What is being accomplished by the prohibition? The devastating effects of methamphetamine on the user and society are in great part a result of the prohibition. The harmful physical effects are for the most part a result of the chemical residue from the clandestine manufacturing process. Pharmaceutical grade methamphetamine does not contain these harmful chemicals. Resources should be focused on treatment and education not the ridiculous and expensive warehousing of addicts.
@klard As far as resources go they should be focused on BOTH. Legalizing a drug doesn't decrease the demand for it it just makes it that much easier for the addicts to get their hands on it. Did alcohol use decrease when it became legalized? No. When abortion became legal did abortionists decrease? No. History has shown us when an action becomes legal the people carrying out the action decreases. Drugs are no different.
@myassin2009 Legalizing drugs reduces the sales pressures for these substances as it removes the profit motive. Illicit drugs are so widely available because the profit motive is an incentive for dealers to be everywhere potential users are. Like with alcohol prohibition of drugs has been a complete and costly failure in every way.
@myassin2009 Actually one of the forces pushing the end of alcohol prohibition were many of the same groups who pushed for prohibition when they discovered that ending regulation and prohibiting alcohol allowed greater access to alcohol by underage people. Today it is recognized that a legal and regulated alcohol is less available to minors than other unregulated prohibited drugs. Your analysis fails to consider the effect of imposing regulation.
@klard "Today it is recognized that a legal and regulated alcohol is less available to minors than other unregulated prohibited drugs" Um no, where did you get that from? I'm 18 years old, if I want alcohol, I can ask anyone who is over 21 to purchase it for me Whereas if alcohol is illegal I would have to find a drug dealer.
@klard I would have to risk getting caught by police, I would have to risk getting POISONED by the dealer, I would have to risk of even getting killed by the drug dealer. Even the process of finding a dealer takes a long time. That will make me less inclined to purchase a drug. It is really common sense
Anyone who thinks a teenager in a poor neighbourhood whose life is absolutely screwed up and has no television, is affected by this and will stop using meth is extremely naive and clueless.
@AwesomeSauceLimited The commercial isn't saying that meth makes you gay, it's just highlighting the unfortunate truth that many poor drug users do end up selling themselves to get more money or drugs. 100% heterosexual users may become sexually active with a member of the same sex if it gets them drugs.
Any drug can make you do those things ... Pot can make you over weight so its just like slitting your wrist and could make your reflexes Slower ..... you could become someones Boytoy when you get locked up if you get caught with Pot .. so yea locked up could turn u gay as well . so please dont laugh it off like Meth is the Really Bad Drug when both can have you ending up in Similar situations
supposedly the one about the girl slitting her wrists was aired at around 8:30PM on CARTOON NETWORK!! what the f**k?!? I'm having a son and he doesn't need to see stuff that graphic!! at least put it on MTV or something geared more towards teenagers. Yes start showing them some ads about maybe how bad smoking is but nothing like this!!! Complete and utter garbage. That's what this is.....
i think he could have made them MUCH more effective.. classic pictures of young women suddenly aged by 20 years because of meth use i think should have been included!!!
@Acuransx135 dont you know obama is to blame for is going wrong on this world...wait until 2012 .....the mayan redneck profecies will come true...obama...oh yeah ...cum on...
Aronofsky is a really shitty director. Its extremely easy to make every scene in your movie or in this case PSA overly dramatic, that doesnt make you talented. He always seems like hes trying so hard to be creative.
@tvsinesperanto Well, once you've developed a serious meth problem, you probably aren't fit to hold down many mainstream jobs. People with serious drug addictions don't just resort to crime and prostitution to buy the drugs. They come to depend on crime and prostitution for all their income. I think that's the real issue with hard drug addiction.
@tkcarr In countries where they have legalized drugs they have seen a lower drug use and when the gov give out drugs for free to addicts there is less HIV, less crime and more people choose to seek help. So Cenks idea is that he wants less users but he knows the stats and the fact is that banning drugs actually in many cases may make the problem worse. And drugs fuel criminals but when drugs are legal they loose a lot of their value and when the gov gives it away for free it looses all value.
@2Critical4You I am not sure I believe that legalizing stuff like meth will lower it's use. I don't think people take it just because it's illegal. Likewise I don't think that banning it makes people want it more. As to crime, when we repealed prohibition it did not end organized crime. They just found other stuff to peddle. I am thinking other factors are at work with drug use and drug crime than just the laws against it.
@electronicoffee obviously you have some deep hatred for the anti-gay stuff. But seriously, who cares what it's targeting. I think it targets everyone because in some way shape or form, something in those ads is going to reach anyone. Your just so pent up on your hatred for anti-gay stuff that's all you see. I saw a young person prostituting themselves for money. Unless you've ever seen the effects if drugs firsthand. Method out baby...like I have. STFU (stop trolling for unicorns) and GTFO. An
That's bullshit. This ad is about using the typical heterosexual male's culture-based masculinity to fuel a homophobic internal response against meth. This ad is homophobic and the focus is on the gay sex, not the prostitution. I know a bunch of you guys are gonna bitch that 'Oh it's about the prostitution, not the gay sex' but the gay sex is INHERENTLY the driving psychological focus this ad is trying to evoke, from the belt being opened to the dude sitting on the bed. #BULLSHIT #HOMOPHOBIC
@electronicoffee I do think you have something of a point...but what is that alternative? That prostitutes always be portrayed as female? That's also problematic, in that it also plays into stereotypes and feeds into misconceptions about prostitution.
While PSAs like these get a lot of attention and positive effects of them are boasted about on the Meth Project website(conflict of interest?), as a public health professional I want to point out that they DO NOT EFFECT DRUG USAGE. Evaluations of the effects of campaigns that use scare tactics and of the Meth Project PSAs specifically have found that they do not have an effect on drug usage.
The second PSA was graphic in an insightful, demonstrative way. Most bad PSAs lack the "this could really happen" factor that this one had. Good job, whatever agency that made it.
Wow I don't support drug use but if you gotta do it then go for it. Having said that I will let everyone know right now; Meth does not do that to you. Sorry Darren, I think you must have got a bad batch bro,
@TheLionHeart95 You do know that the effects of the narcotics vary from person to person? What if, when looking from the global view, there was someone for whom the situation the ad is illustrating actually happened? I don't think it was a lmao moment for him. Adults are bad writers, so it is very likely that the script writer was inspired by real incidents.
What do the real druggies do then? Think they are a banana and try to peel themselves with a knife? Do you really want to see that on TV?
@fingrid Well I have never seen anyone on pcp so idk about the peeling themselves thing. But I have done meth myself and it is very over rated but I can see how one would get addicted. Whats gonna kill me is these cigarettes if I don't stop smoking them.
@Furfur616 no they are implying that once you become an addict you will do anything to feed your addictions including have gay sex as a straight person... don't believe it? Go to rehab... meet some real addicts...
Most people don't have to prostitute themselves out to buy meth.
It's propaganda just like the marijuana ads.
Legalize all drugs. Having them sold in small store fronts with armed guards seems better than having them sold in an inner city open air drug market, where children can sell or buy.
They should just show requiem for a dream instead of making us go through D.A.R.E
clarkie1393 1 day ago
@clarkie1393 My school did both.
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@Ryakki Once again, the release of Dopamine makes you unstable. If your brain is normal you're exactly right, you want to get high again. But once it starts to decay, like it does after repeated Meth use, your mental functions become more erratic. Your chance of a bad trip goes up with every shoot up.
This is more acceptable because it's more likely and more common than other drugs messing you up. It's dangerous by it's very nature.
SonofSethoitae 1 day ago
'Breaking Bad' is somewhat effective without being preachy.
4bibimimi 2 days ago
gay sex and meth, where do I sign up
emporernanner 2 days ago
They're dishonest and inaccurate is what I'm trying to say. If you know anything about meth... these are just absolutely ridiculous.
Ryakki 2 days ago
I don't get it. Not seeing the connection. I mean, you can get addicted to practically anything in the world. And if you trade your butthole for your addiction... well, that's a bad choice... but trying to find a direct connection between getting spun and selling your butthole... what the fuck? And slitting your wrists while spun? It causes you to be incredibly self-confident and overly positive... I've never heard of a meth addict committing suicide.
These are out there.
Ryakki 2 days ago
@Ryakki They're basically saying that if you're addicted to meth, you'll do anything to satiate your addiction. In addition, ever heard of a bad trip? It happens on every chemical. Meth causes anxiety as often as it causes self-confidence, as unrestrained Dopamine causes schizoid mental disorders as well as clinical depression. Plenty of Meth addicts kill themselves, which is why nobody talks about it and likely why you've never heard of it. These ads are quite accurate, not dishonest at all.
SonofSethoitae 2 days ago
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Meth addicts I know... they're desperate to keep jobs to fund their meth habits... or pawn their stuff if they get low on cash. Deal drugs.
Going strait to gay sex as a direct result of meth just... doesn't quite do it for me. I know drugs are more intense than most other hobbies, but if for any hobby you go strait to gay sex as a way to pay for it, that's on you.
And link me to some data on meth and suicide, because it's completely opposite of the drug's normal effect.
Ryakki 2 days ago
@Ryakki ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21355920
if-pan.krakow.pl/pjp/pdf/2009/6_966.pdf
Basically, Meth causes an unregulated release of Dopamine. Which actually supports your point that it causes extreme euphoria. But Dopamine is neurotoxic in large doses, and erodes certain centers of the brain, causing schizoid tendencies and suicidal depression.
SonofSethoitae 2 days ago
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Wasn't able to get that link to come up.
It can cause depression when you're not on it... I'm sure it can exhaust the dopamine supply while decreasing sensitivity... but, you have a sure fire way to get out of that depression, an escape where the escape was feeling great... why would you take an escape that was pain followed by death? Meth heads want to get high again, not kill themselves.
Ryakki 1 day ago
@SonofSethoitae
I guess my point is... why is this any more acceptable than any other extreme, unlikely, and non-causal drug adds where they just throw drugs in with random and unlikely consequences that really don't tie together?
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@LostManSays That is the point of the ad: the boy, who is straight, is so desperate for money that he is willing to whore himself out to a gay pedophile. Listen to his monologue at the beginning: that is how meth has changed who he is, and that is how meth put him into a place where he never thought he would be.
The name of the particular ad is "Desperate".
ktchong 2 days ago
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ktchong 2 days ago
nah ill stick with meth
Gh0stface89 4 days ago
I don't care how harmful they are, ALL drugs need to be legal. I have the right to decide what i put in my own body and everyone who wants to take that freedom from me is a facist piece of shit.
Drugs need to be legalized not just as a freedom issue but to crush income for gangs and also considerably improve public health since a lot of drug related deaths are not caused by the drugs themselves but by the shit they are cut with to maximisie profit and addiction and save production costs.
Solidus1086 1 week ago
methmethmethmeth jk
christinazillmer 1 week ago
everyone should just do weed
aydooknow 1 week ago
@aydooknow Agreed.
doraisa12 1 week ago
what they need to include is that if people take meth, those nightmares will be worse than the ones these commercials give you.
mattvision09 1 week ago
drugs are bad except marijuana
youngatnaruto 1 week ago
Good thing the second ad wasn't girl on girl sex, because then some guys might think Meth was cool...!
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The 2 ad cared the crap out of me
For3v3rMad312 2 weeks ago
The 2 ad cared the crap out of me
For3v3rMad312 2 weeks ago
The 2 ad cared the crap out of me
For3v3rMad312 2 weeks ago
The 2 ad cared the crap out of me
For3v3rMad312 2 weeks ago
Meth makes you gay? Better steer clear!
PktMma 2 weeks ago
they should just legalize it not like america cares about ur well being they just want ur money
BABYDOLL72211 2 weeks ago
Stupid ads are pointless. There's a difference between an addict and a user. HUGE difference.
radalict 2 weeks ago
"DDDAAAAUUUYYMMMMM." lol
STARCROSSEDLOVER3 3 weeks ago
meth is a legal prescription drug in the US, everything in moderation, besides cigarettes... nasty shit right there
Odo55 3 weeks ago
These anti-meth ads are all bullshit propaganda. Meth doesn't make you pick at your skin, or cut yourself, or whatever else these ads claim.
LOLtheinternetLOL 3 weeks ago
@LOLtheinternetLOL have you tried meth
youngatnaruto 1 week ago
why the problem*
grantmac18 3 weeks ago
@robbinshood79 I think you need to become more educated on this topic. It is a largely supported theory that if prohibition were to end drug use would not rise but remain consistent. Your comment about the police is a large assumption that they are having a positive effect on the drug industry, which is false. Differential association theory and the revolving door justice system are largely the problem is getting worse instead of better. We truly have not learnt from history
grantmac18 3 weeks ago
Hahaha subtitle said "math" instead of "meth"
Rubayth5196 4 weeks ago
scary
xOZZYxable 1 month ago
What is up with the subtitles?
Redxnumbers 1 month ago
I'm sick of these anti-meth ads on Youtube. I do not do meth, and I never will. These ads are graphic, bloody, depressing, and appalling. I find them very offensive, and I don't want to see them.
I completely understand how horrific meth is, but I do not believe that this is the way to stop it's use.
TheSanwiches 1 month ago
right man for the job
Remington61189 1 month ago
I did meth and decided it was "meh," so it's not a part of my life, much like other opiates and amphetamines. I prefer drugs that you can't overdose on.
SchizoManatee 1 month ago
If you smoke Meth
You gonna get FUCKED!!
That's how is gonna end up kid, so don't even think of taking that first hit.
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@xtensitymusic Re: "Actually, there is no fear or guilt. Guilt stems from fear of your consequences and those you have hurt. For example, a sociopath is fearless, and because of this state of mind, no guilt or remorse can be felt(while fearless)"
Not sure where you're coming from. Not all addicts are sociopaths, not all sociopaths are addicts. In any case, neither sociopaths nor addicts are fearless, since both fear being apprehended by the law.
philipsidney 1 month ago
this guy is an idiot. if they were to legalize ALL drugs more people would be in danger; law enforcement would be unable to do their job,which is in the end,to help people.
it is an unrealistic concept to educate every single person on the dangers of drugs.
hahaha also did he say that the revenue from the drugs would be used for campaigns against them?that doesn't make sense. that means he is excepting of the fact that there will be abuse. but if there isn't abuse where will the money come from
robbinshood79 2 months ago
Dang, that second ad is INTENSE. Ana's right. Most anti-drug ads suck, but that one is much better.
Belloran24 2 months ago
I really don't understand how Cenk would be in favor of people kill themselves. He wants to legalize drugs so that it can be taxed. So now we are making money off of people who will slowly die. Cenk, You fucking hippie. All drugs will never be made legal. I wonder if this asshole has ever seen someone on meth or crack face to face. Someone in my family died because of meth and this asshole wants to make it legal so everyone can use it. FUCK YOU.
InMyNightSky 2 months ago
If you find this shocking, you have probably never seen Arofnofsky's "Requiem for a Dream"...
MARI0LAND 2 months ago 4
@MARI0LAND 'Requiem' is a 2 hour PSA...Who's star was ROBBED at the 0scarz.
4bibimimi 2 days ago
LMFAO these are like the only reporters that ever made me laughed subscribed.
LessonComplex 2 months ago
legalize it!
JJW001 2 months ago
Meth (methamphetamine) is actually sold legally as prescription medicine under the trade name Desoxyn. It is prescribed for ADHD, ADD, narcolepsy and obesity. A very similar drug, dexamphetamine, is prescribed for those same conditions - regularly for children.
Those ads were probably the least insulting and best anti-drug ads i've ever seen, but in the end they present a false view of what meth does.
I'm not suggesting anyone use meth, but those things simply don't happen to most meth users.
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I also meant to say that neither methamphetamine (Desoxyn, "speed") or dexamphetamine (Adderall, Vyanase) are the same as Ritalin and Concerta, which are actually a different drug called methylphenidate. Methylphenidate is chemically close to the amphetamines (dex and meth) however, and it is still a very strong stimulant like those two.
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i am far from that and so are other parents in the world once a child is 18 they are considered legal we cant make decssion for them anymore they have to use there better judge ment and some dont and that why this video was made just saying
DoriansRedRuby555 2 months ago
i am far from that and so are other parents in the world once a child is 18 they are considered legal we cant make decssion for them anymore they have to use there better judge ment and some dont and that why this video was made just saying
DoriansRedRuby555 2 months ago
Takeing drugs has nothing to do with parents you can instil in your child not to do drugs but because of perpressure from other children most children try it i myself as a parent am going to tell my child not to do drugs but i am also going to show her the psa'a and the documentarys and show her the effects from a book wise but my chid and every one elses child has the own mind and makes there own deccsions no matter what we say so you cant say harsh things like parents are idiots because
DoriansRedRuby555 2 months ago
Lol @ 0:41 - also try keeping pressing 2. Okay I admit. Im bored
spectual 2 months ago
The guy on the right saying, "I am for legalization of all drugs" and "Gay sex -- there is nothing wrong with that" looks like a pothead.
voelkerb 2 months ago
@voelkerb and?
DoesHeLookLikeAB1tch 2 months ago
Please, let us just watch the ads.
brunofujii 2 months ago 3
Meth is one hell of a drug.
TheOriginalNightHawk 3 months ago
This works better than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles saying, "Drug dealers are dorks, don't even talk to them. Cowabunga!" every Saturday morning.
This is harsh reality of meth & people need to see it.
Estrodile 3 months ago
These PSA's only really affect people who weren't likely to do drugs in the first place
TheLunachick 3 months ago
This way better than any work donald duck or the other stupid characters ever did against drugs
cheezpleaze105 3 months ago
I FRIGGIN LOVE ARONOFSKY!!!!
LiveForFunny 3 months ago 2
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JerryofVirginia 3 months ago
DEA is evil. I want people to shoot up and kill themselves. We are over populated. Legalize it all and watch violent crime go down.
Ninetyone11 3 months ago
I don't think this works, its so fake its not even scary. They should have used the before and after pics from real addicts. That stuff scared the shit out of me.
Comp3630 3 months ago
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@TheCarambah Homosexuals do not prey on children... pedophiles do. Your logic does not even make sense... there are a lot of pedophile men preying on girls... if you were even close to correct, ALL gay men would need to be pedophiles...and ALL pedophiles would need to prey on their own gender.
But that isn't how it is. So you're not right, you're just an ignorant troll.
queentrissa 3 months ago
Harsh? this obviously doesnt know any tweakers lol
sockostealshearts 3 months ago
bahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahah
2510elise 3 months ago
I have a bit of a problem with Anti-Drug ads. The need for them means parents aren't being parents
It's a parents responsibility to teach their kids stuff about that. But parents are such fucking idiots these days. They think TV and raise children and when something goes wrong, they can get someone else to fix it for them.
While I think the ads will work, it shows how fucking useless parents really are these days.
SeanTheOriginal 3 months ago 25
@SeanTheOriginal I agree that a lot of parents are useless, but I also say that there are a LOT of things that children need to be taught about and not all of it is easy to know how to approach it. Especially since kids are just as diverse and unique as everyone else. There is no cookie cutter "talk" or lesson that will work for all kids. I'm for things like this, because it gives us tools and assistance to do something that a lot of people don't realize is actually hard to personalize to kids.
Thayer79 3 months ago
@SeanTheOriginal i see your reasoning, personally my mother works against drugs and alcohol, goes to schools and teaches about the bad effects and such, my three siblings and i have had it drilled in to us from birth, that didnt stop my sister from trying meth, it took her once and she was hooked, she was then used as a guinea pig for bad meth batches, these commercials are extreme, but dont even begin to show the actual effects of Meth
Meaganachska 3 months ago
@SeanTheOriginal read "Tweak" by Nic Sheff. will completely change your opinion. it is not always up to the parents.
TheVampireFeed 2 months ago
@SeanTheOriginal Yeah, and then we get this anti-marijuana attitude that misinforms both parents and kids.
rsk8abletv 2 months ago
@SeanTheOriginal lol its not the parents, its the kids that see references to drugs in TV/Media ALL the time. The reason it seems like parents are getting worse is because the media is becoming more flexible.
Cheeeeeeeseyblocked 1 month ago
@Cheeeeeeeseyblocked What you said is so monumentally stupid, there's nothing I can say.
SeanTheOriginal 1 month ago
@SeanTheOriginal lol? what?You say Parents "these days", what? when was there ever a time in history where 100% of the parents in the world took care of children. I got news for you buddy, Before you were born, the world wasnt some super cool, amazing, peaceful place. And its not corrupt because parents "dont work anymore" . and BTW, Anti drug ads dont mean anything, bad parents are bad parents, good ones are good ones.
Cheeeeeeeseyblocked 1 month ago
@SeanTheOriginal
bla fucking bla, the parents are to blame for everything. I think a lof of "kids" have the ability to make a well thought out choice but refuse to do it. Some people are more predisposed to drug use and addiction while some are not. You might as well brainwash children and control every facet of their lives so they can't make any decisions for themselves.
Candyshooter 1 month ago
@SeanTheOriginal Fuck you dude. My parents do their job. I guess your parents werent there for you or something?
HuntercLee 2 weeks ago
@SeanTheOriginal A lot of people either don't have parents, have estranged parents or have terrible parents. Either way, the internet is going to be a big replacement for parents, alongside friends etc. If this is the only way they can learn that drugs are bad, I say go for it.
Runermanyoyo 1 week ago
@SeanTheOriginal there's only so much a parent can do about it though. If a kid wants to drugs he's gonna do drugs regardless of what parents tell him some kids will do stuff just solely bc their parents said not to. I think the ads are much more useful than parents educating kids because some kids are so misguided. They show just how destructive these hard fucked up drugs are.
atlantafalcons535 5 days ago
Meth is bad mmkay
glaked32 3 months ago 68
@glaked32 luv the south park reference
collgamea1228 2 months ago
Never thought about it, but now I definitely never will
jcharit1 3 months ago
i smoke meth outa of my dead sisters skull
HELLCR666 3 months ago
@HELLCR666 that's what you call recycling!
Rael0505 3 months ago
@Rael0505 haha,thats right...METH RULZ
HELLCR666 3 months ago
Wow. Deep ad. I'm definetly not gonna do meth now. Of course, I wasn't gonna do meth before. It's a horrible drug.
Fabqueen1000 3 months ago
i hate these fuckin retards hosting
22baseballguy 3 months ago
@22baseballguy - I cannot stand them either.
thetruthisoutthere32 3 months ago
I don't know what the truth is about taking drugs. What I do know is that the government and anti-drug interest groups have lied to me about the effects of some drugs. So now I don't know what to believe. Instead of lieing why not just tell the truth and let people decide for themselves?
liquidgee13 3 months ago
".Daaaaaaaammmnnnn" priceless.
jimpame2 3 months ago
".Daaaaaaaammmnnnn" priceless.
jimpame2 3 months ago
Wtf?
zachfresh 3 months ago
whitney houston and bobby brown were in psa's like these ones enough said
meekas06 3 months ago
@meekas06 Good thing about drugs (if you're famous, anyway)--if you get caught, you can do PSAs to reduce the charge!
tctheunbeliever 3 months ago
I don't agree that PSA's need to be incredibly "hard hitting" to be effective, and risk having unintended consequences to the viewers and society (scared people do stupid things).
Wolfau5 3 months ago
Also Cenk... you would use money that the govt makes from taxing drug sales... to discourage drug use. You don't see how thats a conflict of interest?
Wolfau5 3 months ago
these ads will discourage white middleclas kids from experimenting with dangerous drugs..
However.. ofcourse ... poverty, lack of self-esteem or positive anchor in one's life is the real issue for most people who turn to drugs-inc alcohol..
suziecreamchease 3 months ago 4
I like these PSAs but wtf is with the ones i see on tv every day. Like the ones with dissected frogs and a heart being operated on. wtf why would i wanna see that
underballbutter 3 months ago
Don't like the homo sex angle? Just have the kid about to turn a trick with wrinkled old grandma. N o disrespect o wrinkled old grandmas intended.
westkan 3 months ago
we should have learned from DARE that these adds dont work
skjachin 3 months ago
The war on drugs is such a terrible disaster. Methamphetamine is so big because the govt has made cocaine so expensive and unavailable. Cocaine became widely available because the government had a war on marijuana. The more we war against drugs the more potent and dangerous they become.
klard 3 months ago
@klard So are you suggesting that you legalize meth?
myassin2009 3 months ago
@myassin2009 Yes What is being accomplished by the prohibition? The devastating effects of methamphetamine on the user and society are in great part a result of the prohibition. The harmful physical effects are for the most part a result of the chemical residue from the clandestine manufacturing process. Pharmaceutical grade methamphetamine does not contain these harmful chemicals. Resources should be focused on treatment and education not the ridiculous and expensive warehousing of addicts.
klard 3 months ago
@klard As far as resources go they should be focused on BOTH. Legalizing a drug doesn't decrease the demand for it it just makes it that much easier for the addicts to get their hands on it. Did alcohol use decrease when it became legalized? No. When abortion became legal did abortionists decrease? No. History has shown us when an action becomes legal the people carrying out the action decreases. Drugs are no different.
myassin2009 3 months ago
@myassin2009 Legalizing drugs reduces the sales pressures for these substances as it removes the profit motive. Illicit drugs are so widely available because the profit motive is an incentive for dealers to be everywhere potential users are. Like with alcohol prohibition of drugs has been a complete and costly failure in every way.
klard 3 months ago
@klard Increases*
myassin2009 3 months ago
@myassin2009 Actually one of the forces pushing the end of alcohol prohibition were many of the same groups who pushed for prohibition when they discovered that ending regulation and prohibiting alcohol allowed greater access to alcohol by underage people. Today it is recognized that a legal and regulated alcohol is less available to minors than other unregulated prohibited drugs. Your analysis fails to consider the effect of imposing regulation.
klard 3 months ago
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@klard "Today it is recognized that a legal and regulated alcohol is less available to minors than other unregulated prohibited drugs" Um no, where did you get that from? I'm 18 years old, if I want alcohol, I can ask anyone who is over 21 to purchase it for me Whereas if alcohol is illegal I would have to find a drug dealer.
myassin2009 3 months ago
@klard I would have to risk getting caught by police, I would have to risk getting POISONED by the dealer, I would have to risk of even getting killed by the drug dealer. Even the process of finding a dealer takes a long time. That will make me less inclined to purchase a drug. It is really common sense
myassin2009 3 months ago
Pot is the only natural drug that doesn't have to be chemically altered to obtain a high
born912 3 months ago
0:41 daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn *chortle*
i hate this guy.
firehotcheeto 3 months ago
Anyone who thinks a teenager in a poor neighbourhood whose life is absolutely screwed up and has no television, is affected by this and will stop using meth is extremely naive and clueless.
Otzmatron 3 months ago
I knew a guy that had to shit in a meth dealer's mouth for a 1 inch cube of meth. thats fucked up.
sledprepin 3 months ago
@AwesomeSauceLimited The commercial isn't saying that meth makes you gay, it's just highlighting the unfortunate truth that many poor drug users do end up selling themselves to get more money or drugs. 100% heterosexual users may become sexually active with a member of the same sex if it gets them drugs.
katimartin91 3 months ago
Any drug can make you do those things ... Pot can make you over weight so its just like slitting your wrist and could make your reflexes Slower ..... you could become someones Boytoy when you get locked up if you get caught with Pot .. so yea locked up could turn u gay as well . so please dont laugh it off like Meth is the Really Bad Drug when both can have you ending up in Similar situations
bouncebaby07 3 months ago
@bouncebaby07 1. You cannot "Turn" gay or straight, no matter how many drugs you take.
2. If you are sent to prison for being caught with pot then that is the government's fault, not the user's.
3. Any drug? Really? An occasional joint can make you whore yourself off? A can of beer will drive you to this?
4. No-one is laughing anything off... I mean... what?
5. Pot is not similar to self harming, by that logic so is drinking alcohol and eating fatty food.
Just shut up man.
AwesomeSauceLimited 3 months ago
seriously do people really think that happens anymore than your brains being like fried eggs
1437LISA 3 months ago
supposedly the one about the girl slitting her wrists was aired at around 8:30PM on CARTOON NETWORK!! what the f**k?!? I'm having a son and he doesn't need to see stuff that graphic!! at least put it on MTV or something geared more towards teenagers. Yes start showing them some ads about maybe how bad smoking is but nothing like this!!! Complete and utter garbage. That's what this is.....
Acuransx135 3 months ago
Really? What a joke these 2 are!! Would you be up there if your sister was an addict acting like that? PURE IGNORANCE!!!!
03daisyduke 3 months ago
@electronicoffee ur an idiot haha
BlakeDaSnakeRoberts 3 months ago
The Young Turks are idiots - I think the only legalization of meth should be for you two so your gene pool will end.
sunnysmiles11 3 months ago
@sunnysmiles11 As long as you take it so that your gene pool ends, that sounds good.
AndrewMatt16 3 months ago
these people are so annoying. I hate it when I run into these videos. ugh.
philtirah 3 months ago
i think he could have made them MUCH more effective.. classic pictures of young women suddenly aged by 20 years because of meth use i think should have been included!!!
massac0r 3 months ago
Same thing happened in basketball diaries, but it was heroine
Boobalopbop 3 months ago
How much is he going to get for that I'm gonna go 6 inches.
mitenzouki 3 months ago
What do you know about meth? Its fun, thats enough.
tingolero 3 months ago
The ads were crazy
JOHNYOCHO 3 months ago
OBAMA...OH YEAH...CUM ON...
buakawkaoklai 3 months ago
@buakawkaoklai wtf? lol
Acuransx135 3 months ago
@Acuransx135 dont you know obama is to blame for is going wrong on this world...wait until 2012 .....the mayan redneck profecies will come true...obama...oh yeah ...cum on...
buakawkaoklai 3 months ago
Wow Cenk is libertarian on social issues. I like that.
Its true, all looks absolutely should be legal, even the most harsh ones.
Just make sure individuals are educated.
treysparker 3 months ago
Aronofsky is a really shitty director. Its extremely easy to make every scene in your movie or in this case PSA overly dramatic, that doesnt make you talented. He always seems like hes trying so hard to be creative.
treysparker 3 months ago
@treysparker Wrooongggg. Aronofsky is one of the greatest film directors alive, have you even watched any movies that he made?
lakeb0dom 3 months ago
Meth is dirt cheap. I doubt that many people are pimping themselves out for it. Herion, Coke, sure. Meth, not so much.
tvsinesperanto 3 months ago
@tvsinesperanto Well, once you've developed a serious meth problem, you probably aren't fit to hold down many mainstream jobs. People with serious drug addictions don't just resort to crime and prostitution to buy the drugs. They come to depend on crime and prostitution for all their income. I think that's the real issue with hard drug addiction.
PenelopeBaden 3 months ago
@PenelopeBaden Good point. Didn't consider that.
tvsinesperanto 3 months ago
@tkcarr In countries where they have legalized drugs they have seen a lower drug use and when the gov give out drugs for free to addicts there is less HIV, less crime and more people choose to seek help. So Cenks idea is that he wants less users but he knows the stats and the fact is that banning drugs actually in many cases may make the problem worse. And drugs fuel criminals but when drugs are legal they loose a lot of their value and when the gov gives it away for free it looses all value.
2Critical4You 3 months ago
@2Critical4You I am not sure I believe that legalizing stuff like meth will lower it's use. I don't think people take it just because it's illegal. Likewise I don't think that banning it makes people want it more. As to crime, when we repealed prohibition it did not end organized crime. They just found other stuff to peddle. I am thinking other factors are at work with drug use and drug crime than just the laws against it.
tkcarr 3 months ago
@electronicoffee obviously you have some deep hatred for the anti-gay stuff. But seriously, who cares what it's targeting. I think it targets everyone because in some way shape or form, something in those ads is going to reach anyone. Your just so pent up on your hatred for anti-gay stuff that's all you see. I saw a young person prostituting themselves for money. Unless you've ever seen the effects if drugs firsthand. Method out baby...like I have. STFU (stop trolling for unicorns) and GTFO. An
Axe8507 3 months ago
Legalizing all drugs..? Um...not all.
Axe8507 3 months ago
That's bullshit. This ad is about using the typical heterosexual male's culture-based masculinity to fuel a homophobic internal response against meth. This ad is homophobic and the focus is on the gay sex, not the prostitution. I know a bunch of you guys are gonna bitch that 'Oh it's about the prostitution, not the gay sex' but the gay sex is INHERENTLY the driving psychological focus this ad is trying to evoke, from the belt being opened to the dude sitting on the bed. #BULLSHIT #HOMOPHOBIC
electronicoffee 3 months ago
@electronicoffee I do think you have something of a point...but what is that alternative? That prostitutes always be portrayed as female? That's also problematic, in that it also plays into stereotypes and feeds into misconceptions about prostitution.
PenelopeBaden 3 months ago
Meth is your friend kids!!!
DickCheneyXX 3 months ago
i'm with cenk on drug policy, but the psa is a fail
chakra25king 3 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks 4
fail psa
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this is not effective. only effective method is a good education.
Darusdei 3 months ago
Meth would be one drug I wouldn't be in favor of legalizing. It fucks you up so much.
PrincessKLS 3 months ago
I think the ads are great!
kungfusnowbunny 3 months ago
While PSAs like these get a lot of attention and positive effects of them are boasted about on the Meth Project website(conflict of interest?), as a public health professional I want to point out that they DO NOT EFFECT DRUG USAGE. Evaluations of the effects of campaigns that use scare tactics and of the Meth Project PSAs specifically have found that they do not have an effect on drug usage.
jamccomb1987 3 months ago 6
Legalise all drugs.... Dipshit
s09623 3 months ago
@s09623 criminals want drugs to stay legal
Spartan54232 3 months ago
@s09623 illegal oops lol
Spartan54232 3 months ago
The second PSA was graphic in an insightful, demonstrative way. Most bad PSAs lack the "this could really happen" factor that this one had. Good job, whatever agency that made it.
fingrid 3 months ago
These ads give me chills
MrDJEMAR 3 months ago
good ads, scare the ppl away of this crap
GhostRiderMusic 3 months ago
Very effective ads
timoback3000 3 months ago
Summary execution of drug dealers might also work.
RadicalAwesomeness 3 months ago
But meth's fun. Isn't fun the reason why people do what they do?
RadicalAwesomeness 3 months ago
Wow I don't support drug use but if you gotta do it then go for it. Having said that I will let everyone know right now; Meth does not do that to you. Sorry Darren, I think you must have got a bad batch bro,
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Are they implying your going to turn into a homosexual if you do meth?
Furfur616 3 months ago
@Furfur616 lmao apparently. I wonder if anyone producing these ads has ever actually done the drugs they are so scared of.
TheLionHeart95 3 months ago in playlist More videos from TheYoungTurks
@TheLionHeart95 You do know that the effects of the narcotics vary from person to person? What if, when looking from the global view, there was someone for whom the situation the ad is illustrating actually happened? I don't think it was a lmao moment for him. Adults are bad writers, so it is very likely that the script writer was inspired by real incidents.
What do the real druggies do then? Think they are a banana and try to peel themselves with a knife? Do you really want to see that on TV?
fingrid 3 months ago
@fingrid Well I have never seen anyone on pcp so idk about the peeling themselves thing. But I have done meth myself and it is very over rated but I can see how one would get addicted. Whats gonna kill me is these cigarettes if I don't stop smoking them.
TheLionHeart95 3 months ago
@Furfur616 no they are implying that once you become an addict you will do anything to feed your addictions including have gay sex as a straight person... don't believe it? Go to rehab... meet some real addicts...
Briena1982 3 months ago
Ha! I think they are total propaganda!
Most people don't have to prostitute themselves out to buy meth.
It's propaganda just like the marijuana ads.
Legalize all drugs. Having them sold in small store fronts with armed guards seems better than having them sold in an inner city open air drug market, where children can sell or buy.
VictoryCough 3 months ago