Chapter 12

I never knew that the DARE program actually had such a big impact on people. I have always been a drug advocate, and I feel that Hughes handled this chapter with the maturity that is necessary for any meaningful discussion about drugs to take place. I think that it is essential for all people, especially students, to experiment with drugs in all of their manifestations if any complex understanding of human civilization is to be achieved. Nothing can be held sacred or profane if the true depths of human understanding are to ever be reached. I believe that the culture of fear that has been built around drug use is ultimately responsible for most of the crime and turmoil associated with drugs. But anyways, like I was saying Hughes handled the topic with maturity. I think it is important that with every drug he pointed out how ultimately it requires a skilled hand and dedication if the drug experimenter is to produce something of artistic or creative value.