“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/Program
: 
SYRCE Symposium
Presentation Link
: 
View Presentation on Google Drive
Abstract
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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.