The Sixties

The “Swinging Sixties” was a time when music, style, and a hope for peace and freedom came together as a protest against authority and war. The new music with thoughtful lyrics provided youth with an escape from the everyday pressures of being a teenager. Technological advances allowed teenagers to listen to music on loud, clear stereo systems. New television shows and movies kept everyone entertained. The first man walked on the moon, and blacks obtained …

…Although marijuana was illegal, this law was not enforced. These drugs helped people escape from reality and focus inward, on themselves. Young people refused to believe that drugs were bad for them. They also felt that their elders were being hypocrites because they drank, smoked, and used prescription drugs. Teenagers began to high other ways. Sniffing model airplane glue, eating morning glory seeds, and baked banana peel scrapings, and smoking catnip are a few examples.