Stop Drug Abuse Before it Starts

Genre: public service announcement

Year Published: 1980s

Description: This brief drug-abuse prevention PSA, "Stop Drug Abuse Before it Starts" (circa 1980s) addresses adults who work with children and emphasizes the importance of early intervention. Rather than waiting for drug abuse to become a problem, the message encourages adults to listen to young people, provide help, and show enough care to prevent problems before they begin. 0:00 - The narration addresses adults who work with children, explaining that they do so because they care about what young people will become. The message acknowledges that growing up can be difficult and that some children become involved with drugs and later regret it. 0:16 - The PSA introduces prevention as a way to stop problems before they begin, emphasizing that adults may already be participating in prevention through their everyday interactions with children. 0:25 - The message encourages adults to listen, help, and show genuine care as a means of preventing drug abuse before it starts, closing with music.

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR-r67JI_wE

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