Should this film be shown to High School kids?
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wewatchedamovie1 — 13 years ago(May 14, 2012 01:25 PM)
Just for the heck of it, in the wake of the whole "Bully" documentary controversy about it almost getting the R rating. Should Panic be shown in High Schools to show kids the dramatic affect drugs can have on your life? I know that they are not idiots, and some magoo, gee shucks, host of a horrible outdated documentary is not gonna get to teenagers. Maybe this film with all it's realism, especially what can happen to the women. I think it'd be a good idea. They might pay attention too just tell em it's Al Pacino from Scarface.
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wewatchedamovie1 — 13 years ago(September 07, 2012 11:15 PM)
Yup. Nothing will get to them like realizing they might end up pimping out their beloved girlfriends one day.
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alicecbr — 12 years ago(January 27, 2014 12:24 PM)
Absolutely should be shown to our kid who think theyare immortal: who think shooting up is just 'for fun' and "I can stop any time'. Yes, show them the depths they can fall to.
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billymac72 — 11 years ago(January 15, 2015 06:40 AM)
I think it can be a good film in that sense for older kids.
Believe it or not, however, most studies indicate that programs like DARE produce little to no effect and may even increase the likelihood of drug/alcohol use. The theory is that children, via exposure from these programs, are desensitized to the dangers and lose the fear many of us grew up with. So the context of the exposure does not matter as much as much.
This becomes especially problematic considering the easy access children have to inappropriate content on the Internet, as well as a society that is increasingly accepting of marijuana (the old "gateway drug" argument is still valid discussion, despite its apparent dismissal by much of society). So if they're not exposed to such content at school, they may easily be elsewhere.
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InherentlyYours — 10 years ago(November 29, 2015 11:20 PM)
Drug education certainly had an affect on me in the 6th grade. They didn't show this film, but informed us on the danger of drugs. I don't know about the other children, but it scared me enough. Then, some people will do anything, even after have being educated on the subject, but that's their own stupidity