Nice People Take Drugs

Nice people take drugs

Submitted by claudia rubin on Mon, 01/06/2009 - 15:43

Release, the campaigning organisation that specialises in drugs and drugs law, is running an advert campaign on London buses during June.  With the slogan ‘Nice People Take Drugs’, Release is looking to open up the drugs debate and engage the public in a more sophisticated and honest drugs dialogue.

Interview with Rosa Meriläinen

Q1 You have been honest about drug use which is rare for a politician, do you think voters like you for it?

    Nice people take drugs comes to Canada

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    February 7-14 is anti-stigma week in Greater Victoria, and this year’s theme is “Drug Use, Dignity and Human Rights.” As a supporter of the week, AIDS Vancouver Island has issued a statement in support of the “Nice People Take Drugs” campaign from the Release in the UK.

      The Release helpline

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      Without new funding, the Release helpline will close.

      A lot of their calls come directly from the UK government's drugs helpline FRANK, because they do not have our expertise or knowledge. But the government won't give us any funding.

      HELP save the HELPLINE

        Drug laws kill

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        This video is part of the Release campaign “Nice People Take Drugs.” The film is intended to reflect the silence and hypocrisy of politicians regarding drug use as many of them have admitted to trying them at least once. But most importantly, every year thousands of people are executed in Asia for trafficking and/or use of drugs.

          Kick and Drugs in Georgia

          A car is stopped by police officer from Special Operative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia (SOD) ordering to get the arrested persons out of the car. On the footage can been seen two arrestees who are turned towards the road and got the kick hind. 

          All the above mentioned details are screened by a SOD officer. Short after that the footage is posted on YouTube.com. This is the very officer whose voice is heard from the footage who after kicking tells the arrestees that they are free to go.

            Politicians take drugs too

            Politicians’ new willingness to admit drug use highlights not only the hypocrisy of current drug law, but also the reality of an unjust society where some individuals are punished for using illicit drugs while others can use them with relative impunity.

              Do you think he has just done a line?

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              In the wake of Release's "Nice people take drugs" campaign aimed at creating a debate on the discrimination of drug users, we can add that even famous people take drugs. Look at this interview with David Bowie for example. Do you think he has just done a line?

                Nice Marilyns take drugs too

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                To follow up on the ‘nice people take drugs’ campaign the world of antiquities has decided to donate to our campaign a proper vintage video of Marilyn Monroe taking a puff of a joint during a gathering with friends. We are guessing that the Marilyn portrayed in this video will be seen by the general public as more of a pioneer for today’s celebrities and politicians rather than a consumer, ever so occasional, of a class B drug. This is to confirm that ‘famous people take drugs’ too.

                  Old woman dancing to techno

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                  In the wake of Release's "Nice people take drugs" campaign aimed at creating a debate on the discrimination of drug users, we can add that even old people take drugs. Look at this video for example. An old woman dancing to techno, do you think she has necked a pill?

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