Tax Dollars Pay for "Tell Your Kids to Wait for Marriage to Have Sex" Ads?

I remember the ads that used to run to talk to my kids about drugs. Remember, the black man trying to talk the kid into taking drugs and when the kid keeps saying 'no' the man, his father, pats him on the back and says "That's exactly what you tell anyone who tries to get you to try drugs". Brought to you by the Department of Health. It said, talk to your kids about drugs, and then, tell them not to take them. Parternship for a Drug Free America. Kind of command and control, but taking those drugs is illegal, and it does pose a public health risk. It's a no brainer for parents, really, and it's an appropriate use of tax dollars to educate the public about a health risk, even if any real urban father raising a kid on the mean streets knows he needs a lot more than a pep talk to keep his kid off drugs.

I remember the ads that said talk to your kids about smoking. I think those may have been paid for out of tobacco settlement funds, but it doesn't mean they weren't government sponsored. It's more prudent to use settlement money rather than tax dollars if you have it available. Those ads said talk to your kids about smoking and tell them not to. Kids under 18 can't legally smoke anyway, and, again, it is a public health issue. Even for parents who are smokers it's sort of a no brainer. Smoking isn't healthy. It isn't legal for kids. Parternship for a Tobacco Free America.