“Just Say No” Campaign and D.A.R.E. Program

Drug Abuse in the media Following the “Just Say No” Campaign and D.A.R.E. Program

Presenter: Taylor George

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 20-21

Semester: Fall

Faculty Mentor: Hillary Homzie

Department: Communication & Media Studies

Funding Source/Sponsor: SYRCE Symposium

Screenshot URL: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1HDnh0z9uc9mnZ8dcHoTL7Jcmq0HT0sOE

Abstract:
This is a video lecture/podcast on how drugs were depicted in the media following the rollout of the D.A.R.E. and the “Just Say No” campaign in the 1980s. An in-depth history of the war on drugs, "Just Say No" campaign, and D.A.R.E. program. As well as media forms of two iconic print advertisements of the 1980s and President George Bush's first oval office speech.