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I was a drug user! But, it didn't take much interaction with many people who had very little energy, no goals in life, and no self-esteem, to realize it wasn't the best of possible worlds.

Exactly my point. YOU decided that YOU didn't want to ruin your life with drugs (and kudos to you... btw). But you got into the "lifestyle" at first... completely ignoring all the messages that "drugs are bad...mmmKay?". You wouldn't have been any more effected by an ad like this one. It wasn't until you saw it for yourself that you pulled out.

That's exactly my point.

"Now, she regrets the deal, saying the fliers have become an embarrassment for her, her children and grandchildren."

This is my entire point! In my situation, the woman I mentioned was my sister-in-law! So, if this embarassment that my sister-in-law caused has effected her family members, the same may hold true for the family members of this poor woman in the poster! I didn't have the benefit of a poster to shock me, I had to watch my brother's wife destroy her life, and that of her family, killing them softly, and losing her soul.

Shame, and humiliation, are great motivators for young people! Can't you hear some little kid saying, "Ick! I saw your grandmother! She looks really bad! Did you know that drugs can make you really sick?"

I know that I have used the down-ward spiral of my former sister-in-law to remind me that no matter how much fun drugs can be... my life, and that of my children is worth much more than that, and I only wish she had known the same.

The decision is easier, with the proper motivation... these posters can be powerful, if put to good use!