INW: Meth Ads Don’t Help — Study

This graphic billboard depicting a young Montanan under the influence of meth was displayed during the 2008 kickoff of the Montana Meth Project advertising campaign inside the capital in Helena. A new study concludes that aMe multi-million dollar advertising campaign to deter youths from trying methamphetamines has had no discernible impact on abuse rates. Story here . (AP Photo/Independent Record, Eliza Wiley, File)

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