does anyone know what drugs became very popular among  teenagers during the 1960's?
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In the early 60s, there wasn't a lot of teen drug use.  It was there, but not huge.  In the mid-60s, it was mostly marijuana.  Most of us were too smart for heroin.  Quaaludes came about in 1965, and were popular in the early 70s.  LSD was banned in 1967, and became more popular after the banning, especially with the Deadhead culture, which started about 1965.  Very few kids were into drugs while going to school, more became involved after they graduated.
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Shame on you chulapanama! We didn´t stink! The hippie era was pretty much as described above, but my main problem with my generation is that we (the old hippies/flower children) are the leaders of today, and the world is in a MESS! We really let our children down, not to mention our grandchildren. Hey guys, is it too late to do something constructive? What about using this wonderful medium (Internet) to start a movement to bring the magic of the sixties back. I personally think that that period was the best in history! Especially the music: Scott Mackenzie, Arlo Guthrie, The Stones, Jimmie Hendrix, Barry Maguire, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Fats Domino, Donovan, etc. They DON´T (CAN´T???) make music like that anymore!
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The 1960's music was probably the biggest Renaissance in music ever. The 60's genre generally covers the period from 1963 to 1969. The Beatles started the revolution with the release of 'Love Me Do' in October 1962. Suddenly we had a record written by the performers, which was unusual in those days, and different from anything else. Prior to that we had Rock and Roll which was mainly a collection of upbeat 12 bar songs often written and performed by black singers, Little Richard and Chuck Berry for example. A big influence was Buddy Holly who was killed in a plane crash on 3rd February 1959 (The Day the Music Died). The US government was so worried by this and the effect on teenagers, that it forced many record companies to stop producing this type of music and replace it with 'schmaltz', songs by such as Bobby Darin, Bobby Vee, Fabian and so on and the Twist craze, Chubby Checker etc. This was meant to calm US teenagers down. When the Beatles exploded so did music. Most came from England with the 'Mersey Sound', a collection of artistes and groups from Liverpool, The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers and The Searchers being the main ones. Then came the Manchester Sound with Herman's Hermits, The Hollies, Freddie and the Dreamers and so on. London produced The Dave Clark Five and The Rolling Stones, Newcastle The Animals and Birmingham The Moody Blues, The Move and The Electric Light Orchestra. Add to that Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdinck, Dusty Springfield, Sandy Shaw, Eric Clapton and dozens of others and you had the new exciting music scene that the 60's brought. Most were self contained groups, the usual line up comprising or drums, bass guitar, lead guitar, rhythm guitar or organ/piano and a singer, unless the musicians sang. Almost overnight interest in existing artistes diminished. A few survived, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley etc and in the US The Beach Boys became the biggest act with The Four Seasons close behind but, by and large the new order took over. As the 60's progressed so did music, very rapidly. In the early part of the decade songs were relatively simple, boy meets girl, true love, me and you and so on but by 1967 The Beatles had produced Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, possibly the greatest album ever with much more complex music and which featured orchestral music, Indian instruments and even animal sounds. In 1967 we had the Summer of Love and fashions changed from Italian style suits with narrow trousers preferred by the boys and wide petticoat skirts for the girls with brightly coloured clothes and flared trousers, Girls wore tight mini skirts. Carnaby Street in London became the 60's fashion centre of the world. Naturally such good music could not last forever and soon the major record companies and money men took over and commercialism became more important. As the 70's dawned the good, raunchy and musicly excellent songs of the 60's gave way to glam rock and bubble gum music and has deteriorated ever since. Just look at the trashy drivel we have had since ... punk, rap, heavy metal. Need I go on?\n\nAs to the second part, how they got together. Well most were groups of friends with common interests in music. Most bought cheap instruments and learned how to play. Surprisingly there were some good singers amongst them and many flourished. In those days all music was 'live'. There were no pre-recorded backing tracks or tapes or miming and the musicians performed before audiences in youth clubs and coffee bars. The good ones progressed and bought better quality instruments and the best ones were picked up by the record companies. Men such as Brian Epstein, Mickey Most, Val Parnell and so on scoured England for new acts, signing up the best for their 'stables'. Almost every street had a 'group' of some sort. Many of the groups were ripped off by their agents who pocketed most o
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I think it was during the 60s.
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drug addict teenagers are into society
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hi! see this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966\nhere you can find almost anything what you want to know about 1966 (40 years ago)\nhave a nice day :)\nbye
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Drugs may have been the biggest impact.
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This is a difficult question to answer because it depends on where you were.\n\nIn modern societies:\n\nMusic\n\n1930's\n\nSwing, big band music and crooners were all popular. Bing Crosby was the most popular singer. Radio play was important for deciding hits with markets dominated by major networks. \n\n1950's \n\nThe 1950's saw the rise of rock and roll with Elvis Presley becoming the most popular artist of the 1950s. Crooners and other traditional pop were still popular in the first half of the decade with Frank Sinatra being the most notable.\n\nTransport\n\n1930's\n\nMotor cars were becoming more popular although the Depression delayed their spread. Railways and other forms of public transport were still popular. Few people travelled overseas and when they did it was by ship.\n\n1950's\n\nCars were dominant. Planes were becoming the most popular form of public transport. Railways and shipping lines, while still important, were not as important as they once were.\n\nCommunications\n\n1930s\n\nRadio was becoming increasingly popular. TV was in its infancy. Movies were popular. Newspapers and magazines were also very important\n\n1950s\n\nTV was the most popular form of mass entertainment taking over from radio. Radio became dominated by music stations particularly top 40. Movies were still popular and newspapers and magazxines were still important.\n\n\n\n1930's
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Use mine..."How America's cocaine habit has ruined a a country."  The country is of course Columbia.  My first one was on Methamphetamine, which is a very hot topic right now, you could get lots of good info.
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there are some drugs used in some movies
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Hello. - No...But I remember the perfume Electric Youth..lol \n\nHave a great day. :)
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for schools and education in 1960s go to\nhttp://www.mala.bc.ca/www/history/sixties/fn.htm\n\nfor films in 1960s \nhttp://www.filmsite.org/60sintro2.html\nfor top 10 movies in 1960s\nhttp://classicfilm.about.com/od/classicmovieconnections/tp/topten60s102904.htm\n\nspecial thing in 1960s\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s#In_other_Western_countries\n\nfor fashion in 1960s\nhttp://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=1960s+fashion&rs=0&ei=UTF-8&fr=slv1-&vf=
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Pepsi of course. It has been the popular brand of teenagers for years together now -in many studies.
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It's a trend and many teenagers feel the need to follow trends.
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What kinda drugs? *raised eyebrow*
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They were so desperately needed at the time.  I was very young the first time I saw them on the Ed Sullivan show.  They were rebels-long hair and rock & roll.  They were overwhelming-they blasted the USA and we loved 'em for everything they were and everything they were going to be.  Even when they dived into the drug world they still had very real and very serious things to say that no one else would.  They were and remain the best without peers.
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Todays 60s are yesterdays 40s.  Go get you some.