I've long theorized that anti-smoking commercials were not only counter-productive, but were really a clever plot to increase smoking. Especially those annoying 'think' commercials that say things like "smokers are idiots" and "can anyone tell me why these dumbasses smoke". (to look cool.. Duh!)

Well, the lovely Bitter Bitch points out that throwing money at the drug problem is actually increasing drug use.

Teenagers exposed to anti-marijuana public service announcements (PSAs) produced by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) are more likely to hold positive attitudes about the drug and are more likely to express their intent to use cannabis after viewing the advertisements, according to a study published in the May issue of the journal Addictive Behaviors.