(CBS News) Over the last several years, without many people realizing it, the U.S. government has changed the focus of its anti-drug efforts, deemphasizing marijuana in favor of prescription drugs.

A CBS News survey of government and nonprofit anti-drug groups has found a retreat from anti-marijuana campaigns over the past several years as prescription and over the counter drug abuse has grown amongst teens.

In fact, the Partnership for a Drug Free America, the nation’s largest creator of anti-drug messages, hasn’t produced a single anti-marijuana public service advertisement since 2005.

The change comes as a result of the decline in marijuana use amongst teens, and growing worry over the abuse of prescription drugs. Marijuana-use has been declining for 10 years and past-month use is down 25 percent since 2001 according to the largest tracking study in the U.S., “Monitoring the Future” by the University of Michigan.

Meanwhile prescription drug abuse has held steady over the past five according to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, with nearly one in five teens (19 percent) abusing prescription medications to get high.

Marijuana use has gone down among teens over the past ten years.  What else has increased over the past ten years?  Acceptance of medical marijuana.  Funny how the drug warriors never try to turn that correlation into a causation.

Prescription drug abuse has increased over the past five years.  What else has increased over the past five years?  Drug testing of students for every extracurricular activity, following a 2002 Supreme Court decision, as well as easier access through the Internet, as well as pharmaceutical company advertisements.  (Want to try out for the football team, cheerleading, band, or chess club?  Then don’t puff that reefer, it’ll make you fail that test for days or even weeks.  Instead, why not ask your prescriber about Fuqitol, the drug that must be safe because you see it on TV.  They don’t even test for it, and if they did, it would flush out of your system in a day or two, anyway.  Fuqitol, it’s perfect for that Friday night party when you know you need to pee clean on Monday.)

30 second PSA from Laura Weyl on Vimeo.

These ads are the latest currently posted at the website of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.  I think they were probably produced pre-Obama Administration, but if they are still up on the site, then they speak for President Obama until they come down.

There is a new radio ad out called “Stoner Simulation”:

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Next is a video ad called “Achievements” featuring various teens listing their various failures.  The tag line at the end of the video that is shown graphically but not said is “What has weed done for you?”

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Scene #1: (Guitar music begins. A teenage boy with dark hair is shown standing in the middle of what appears to be a room decorated for a young girl.)

Boy #1: ”I stole from my little sister”(He exclaims in a happy voice.)

Scene #2: (Scene changes, guitar music continues. A teenage girl is shown placing her school report card on the kitchen’s refrigerator door for display.)

Girl #1: ”I got straight D’s”(She brags with a smile on her face.)

Scene #3: (Scene changes. A teenage boy with blonde hair is shown slouching in his bed in a half-upright position.)

Boy #2: ”I left my girlfriend 27 messages last night.”(He confidently explains.)

Scene #4: (Scene changes. A teenage girl stands over her mother — who is sitting in front of a mirror, sorrowfully gazing – the girl smiles)

Girl #2: ”I made my mother cry”(She says proudly.)

Scene #5: (Scene changes and speeds-up into fast forward. A teenage boy is shown waking up on a couch after what appears to be a party where he was intoxicated. As the scene continues in fast forward motion, people draw a mustache and uni-brow on his face, and put cheese curls in his nose as a prank. They write “DORK” on his forehead and “I (heart) Sara” on his cheek. The people disappear. He opens his eyes and looks at the camera.)

Boy #3: ”I let people draw on me.”(He exclaims happily with a smile.)

Scene #6: (Scene changes. There is a guy sitting in the drivers seat in his car, parked in front of a garage.)

Boy #4: ”I ditched my friends and they had to find their own way home.”(He says in a very excited and happy voice; he smiles and nods approvingly as the scene fades away.)

Scene #6: (Scene fades away. Screenshots of all six smiley, self-confident, and proud teenagers flash by. The overall tone is clearly sarcastic.)

TEXT: “What has weed done for you?”

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