Re: Foucault, Governmentality and Drug Use

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From: Bryan Clark=20
To: Foucault=20
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: Foucault, Governmentality and Drug Use


i am not aware of any such writings, but a recent series of =
government-sponsored ads in the US may be an interesting topic for you =
to look into. the ads are a series of brief statements by adolescent =
drug users such as, "I sponsor terrorists," (linked to that afghanistani =
opiate trade) "I helped kill a judge." an appearent attempt to bring =
the crime of drug use into both the realms of national security and =
realms of criminality greater than mere transgression. another shows a =
group of "terrorists" preparing to set off explosives. it proceedes by =
listing the costs of the guns, get-away car, and explosive, then poses =
the question "Where do terrorists get there money? If you do drugs it =
could be you." there are several other similar ads being run. the old =
anti-drug ads continue to run including general categories of: drugs =
ruin your life, drugs make you uncool, etc. mandatory "health" classes =
in most us high schools also extend medicalized explainations of the =
specific harm drugs do to the body. thus an interesting link between =
anti-drug "education" and the constitution of the self as a =
psycho-medical subject.

sorry if this is incoherent, had to write quickly.

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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:21 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i&nbsp;am not aware of any such =
writings, but a=20
recent series of&nbsp;government-sponsored ads in the&nbsp;US&nbsp;may =
be an=20
interesting topic for you to look into.&nbsp; the ads are a series of =
brief=20
statements by adolescent drug users such as, "I sponsor terrorists," =
(linked to=20
that afghanistani opiate trade) "I helped&nbsp;kill a judge."&nbsp; an =
appearent=20
attempt to bring the crime of drug use into both the realms of national =
security=20
and realms of criminality greater than mere transgression.&nbsp; another =
shows a=20
group of "terrorists" preparing to set off explosives. it proceedes by =
listing=20
the costs of the guns, get-away car, and explosive, then poses the =
question=20
"Where do terrorists get there money?&nbsp; If you do drugs it could be=20
you."&nbsp; there are several other similar ads being run.&nbsp; the old =

anti-drug ads continue to run including general categories of: drugs =
ruin your=20
life, drugs make you uncool, etc.&nbsp; mandatory "health" classes in =
most us=20
high schools also extend medicalized explainations of the specific harm =
drugs do=20
to the body.&nbsp; thus an interesting link between anti-drug =
"education" and=20
the constitution of the self as a psycho-medical subject.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>sorry if this is incoherent, had to =
write=20
quickly.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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