The college experience is bound to open up unexpected doors, some leading to places we’d prefer students not enter. Developing broad-minded, critically thinking, responsible citizens, however, requires open access to information, inquiry, and discussion of what it is to be responsible.
In our drug-fueled society, many students already know that what passes for drug education is merely propaganda. If you’re going to reach students, and expect them to make intelligent decisions about a complex topic like drug use, you’ll need more than Just Say No. You’ll need an articulate, experienced, researched advocate for Cognitive Responsibility. You’ll need Sheldon Norberg.
There has never been a show that addresses the issues of drug use in our culture the way “Confessions” does. It’s not another laughable scare film, nor is it “daring” you to do anything other than think intelligently about your own life. Collegiate audiences appreciate Sheldon because he stands alone as a counter culture figure who can admit to his own mistakes without demanding that anyone else should pay for them.
Confessions of A Dope Dealer. The ultimate vehicle to engender realistic dialogue about drug use at your campus.
LECTURES
Drug History 101 - Dynamics of American Drug Culture
Understanding not only the dangers of drugs, but also their history and the social context in which we use them is an important step toward limiting misuse, abuse, and tragedy.
Drug Science 101 - Harm Reduction
This survey of current research in neuro-chemistry, psychology, cross-cultural perspectives and law can help your student body make safe and healthy choices, including protecting themselves should they choose to use drugs.
Drug Politics 101 - The Drug War: Race, Politics, and Privilege
The drug war dates back nearly a century, to the original laws against the use of opium and cocaine. Did you know that these laws were primarily developed from racially intolerant attacks upon African American and Chinese immigrants?
Drug Science 301 - MDMA does not = Ecstasy
How much do your students really know about MDMA? That it’s currently in FDA human clinical trials? No? Find out what you should know about this amazing tool, and why not to mistake it for a toy.
Drug Science 420 – Cannabis Past & Present
Cannabis has a history beyond written record, with medical use documented for over a century. America was the first and only country in the world to outlaw it. Why? And what next?
