13. Drugs Continued
The 1980s saw the rise of inner-city crime and drugs, especially crack and cocaine. With so many kids bored out of their minds and their brains rotting from the terrible music and movies, plenty were eager to get their hands on white powder.
Nancy Reagan, the first lady, had an excellent response for how kids should deal with the drug crisis: Just Say No. So you had the rise of programs like DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) that were really nothing more than pitiful attempts of local police departments to connect with local kids. To make sure that no one forgets that they were in the 1980s, DARE even had its own theme song. It was pretty awful.