Just say no Anti-drug group calls for youths to take pledge (Ireland) - Drugs Forum
Drugs-Forum  
News Groups Blog Forum Chat Video Audio Images Documents Wiki Home
Go Back   Drugs Forum > VARIOUS DRUG RELATED TOPICS > Drug News > Miscellaneous News
Register Tags Mark Forums Read

Notices

Miscellaneous News Miscellaneous News about drugs

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #1  
Old 25-04-2007, 16:58
Lunar Loops's Avatar
Lunar Loops is back in limited effect
Drug Policy Ref, Politics
 
Join Date: 10-02-2006
Location: Ireland
Posts: 2,015
Lunar Loops must mainline MedlineLunar Loops must mainline MedlineLunar Loops must mainline MedlineLunar Loops must mainline MedlineLunar Loops must mainline MedlineLunar Loops must mainline MedlineLunar Loops must mainline MedlineLunar Loops must mainline MedlineLunar Loops must mainline MedlineLunar Loops must mainline MedlineLunar Loops must mainline Medline
Points: 12,180, Level: 16 Points: 12,180, Level: 16 Points: 12,180, Level: 16
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
Just say no Anti-drug group calls for youths to take pledge (Ireland)

This particular gem of a piece appeared in The Irish Independent last week. Noteworthy for the quote by the governor of Mountjoy prison (now why would he have been asked to be involved in this scheme I wonder?????) where he states "It is unhealthy to be pumping your body with unnatural products". Cannabis unnatural? Of course SWIS could go on with a VERY long list here, but SWIUs all get the picture. Even better is the idea that a pioneer style badge is going to make a blind bit of difference to anything (for those outside of the country th pioneer badge was worn by those who swore never to touch a drop of alcohol and goes back donkey's years, supported by the church). After all, the pioneer badge really put a stop to people drinking in Ireland didn't it? Anyway, I digress, onto the article:

Just say no Anti-drug group calls for youths to take pledge

MOUNTJOY Prison governor John Lonergan said yesterday he was opposed to any arguments which called for the legalisation of drugs. "It is unhealthy to be pumping your body with unnatural products," he said. Mr Lonergan was speaking at the launch of a new Pioneer-style anti-drugs campaign and badge which is targeted at teenagers.
Stad Le Cheile, or Stand Together Against Drugs, is a group of people who banded together to tackle the problem of drugs. The brainchild of former Fianna Fail Senator Des Hanafin and his son, Senator John Hanafin, the aim of the group is to promote an anti-drugs emblem and pledge.
"The idea is that young people would sign a pledge which is their own personal commitment and the emblem is a symbol of that," John Hanafin said. The emblem is modelled on a sculpture, called 'Home', which is based in Dublin's north inner city. Its flame and open door commemorates those whose lives were lost to drugs.
One of those responsible for the sculpture being erected, Sadie Grace of the Family Support Network, said she was pleased to support the campaign. "If it stops one child getting addicted, it will be worth it," she said.
Our picture shows Jacqlynn Arkins, from North Wall, holding up the new 'Badge'.


FIONNAN SHEAHAN
Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
USA - "Smartest Drug Story of the Year": How America Lost the War on Drugs Heretic.Ape. Politics (News) 10 26-09-2009 04:02
USA - The Drug War vs. American Civilization Heretic.Ape. Drug Policy Reform & Narco Politics 1 21-09-2009 03:07
Other - The secret of world-wide drug prohibition DopinDan Drug Policy Reform & Narco Politics 8 21-04-2009 00:47
Interesting scholarly drug facts rxbandit Pharmacology 17 30-10-2008 06:53


Sitelinks: Site Functions:

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 03:10.


Copyright: Substance Information Network 2003 - 2009, All rights reserved