U.S. uploads anti-drug videos to YouTube

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is taking its fight against illegal drugs to YouTube, the trendy Internet video service that already features clips of wacky, drug-induced behavior and step-by-step instructions for growing marijuana plants.

The decision to distribute anti-drug, public service announcements and other videos over YouTube represents the first concerted effort by the U.S. government to influence customers of the popular service, which shows more than 100 million videos per day.

The administration was expected to announce the decision formally on Tuesday. It said it was not paying any money to load its previously produced videos onto YouTube's service, so the program is effectively free.

"If just one teen sees this and decides illegal drug use is not the path for them, it will be a success," said Rafael Lemaitre, a spokesman for the drug office.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_on_go_ot/youtube_drug_policy

[mike_c]

1. where are ye when we need ye, Tommy Chong...?

:rofl:

[sweetheart]

2. it looks like nobody is watching those videos

If i understand the statistics right of youtube: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ONDCPstaff

The most watched one has been seen 53 times... most are in their teens... obviously the propagandists have
a real coup on their hands!! wink wink, nudge nudge.!!

[acmejack]

3. Our tax dollars at work!