Anti-Drug promotion

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Is it just me, or were all the anti-drug media concentrated in the 80's? You know, the specials that consisted of a bunch of 12 year olds eagarly sharing their expensive narcotics with the new kid. And of course they were "gangs" that were made up of 12 year olds at that. Threatning to pop a cap-gun in yo' ass if you don't take their drugs that they so willingly offer (apperently pre-teens had the hook-up on penny crack back in those days).
Plus there was the confusing commercials trying to make my adolecent self think my brain was really an egg, and that taking drugs would make it fried and delicious with a side of bacon.

Did any of these ever work? I mean, I never see them anymore. Now they are cracking down with those goofy "TRUTH" commercials that are a pathetic attempt at having an actual artistical message to it (I think they are trying to tell me to eat at Denny's).

Were those sad anti-drug productions a waste of money? Or just for a hilarious era too look back on?