This has been a decades-long failed experiment: abstinence-only education doesn't work for sex education, and it definitely doesn't work for drug education either. Campaigns of this nature, such as those adopted organizations such as D.A.R.E, have been observed to sometimes cause a net increase in substance usage^1,2.

Those who use substances often acquire them in dangerous ways, don't know if they are recieving a laced substance, and are unsure of how to use it safely^1,2. And every day we fail to address these problems carries a body count.

However, a large amount of educational content, both online and in formal education, remains focused on abstinence over harm reduction. If a substance user wants to know if something they are committed to doing is safe, they will face a challenge finding accurate and relevant information. Resources such as Erowid¹ have contributed massively to harm reduction education, but do not offer streamlined tools for serving this function.