(For a more detailed discussion of legal issues, see pages 49-58.)
Tips for Selecting Drug Prevention Materials
In evaluating drug prevention materials, keep the following points in mind:
Check the date of publication.
Material published before 1980 may be outdated and even recently published materials may be inaccurate.
Look for "warning flag" phrases and concepts.
These expressions, many of which appear frequently in "pro-drug" material, falsely imply that there is a "safe" use of mind-altering drugs: experimental use, recreational use, social use, controlled use, responsible use, use/abuse.
"Mood-altering" is a deceptive euphemism for mind-altering.
The implication of the phrase "mood-altering" is that only temporary feelings are involved. The fact is that mood changes are biological changes in the brain.