[itishappy]

It would be nice, but it's probably foolish to assume children's compliance.

Roughly 50% of US adults have dabbled in drugs, and that number goes way up if you include legal drugs like nicotine and alcohol.

Education is important, but so are structural protections. It's the C vs Rust debate, you can have safety by being super-duper diligent all the time, or you can have safety by design.

[koonsolo]

You cannot just tell kids not to do it, you have to engrave it into their identity.

[itishappy]

Even then it takes a good bit of luck. Identities change, and kids (and some adults) are rebellious by nature.

My parents did a great job. Sobriety was a core part of my identity throughout high-school and I'd proudly express that I had no desire to use drugs or alcohol. That lasted to the ripe old age of 20, which to be fair was longer than most of my peers.