<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[crank - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>crank - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:15:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/crank/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Tweaked Anti-Meth Campaign Posters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gay men and uppers go together like peanut butter and chocolate. It's just the way God wanted it. But that hasn't stopped Joel Schumacher's  "<a href="http://sfist.com/2008/03/26/i_lost_me_and_a.php">...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/05/05/meth_ads_ip/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24338d44ad066cdcfaa055</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category><category><![CDATA[crack]]></category><category><![CDATA[crank]]></category><category><![CDATA[drugs]]></category><category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category><category><![CDATA[ICE]]></category><category><![CDATA[meth]]></category><category><![CDATA[methamphetamine]]></category><category><![CDATA[posters]]></category><category><![CDATA[speed]]></category><category><![CDATA[think]]></category><category><![CDATA[tweaker]]></category><category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 15:03:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2008/12/lost meth1-thumb-640xauto-2476.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2008/12/lost meth1-thumb-640xauto-2476.jpg" alt="Tweaked Anti-Meth Campaign Posters"><p>Gay men and uppers go together like peanut butter and chocolate. It's just the way God wanted it. But that hasn't stopped Joel Schumacher's  "<a href="http://sfist.com/2008/03/26/i_lost_me_and_a.php">I Lost Me to Meth</a>" campaign from saturating San Francisco, even though <a href="http://sfist.com/2007/07/26/sf_gays_are_bor.php">meth use is down</a> as of last year, before the campaign began.</p>

<p>Addendums to the anti-drug campaign posters have reflected all kinds of sentiments to the most recent effort to get the homosexuals off the crazy crack. Here are just a few. </p>

<p>(Oh, and if you have any shots of altered Lost/Meth posters? Don't hesitate to send them our way. We'll add them to the pile.)</p>

<p><strong>Update</strong>: Thanks for sending in more pics to the collection we've started. And keep 'em coming, dear readers. You all rock.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Lost Me--and Faith In Drug Awareness Campaigns--to Meth]]></title><description><![CDATA[And <a href="http://sfist.com/2008/03/25/colored_crack_l.php">speaking of methamphetamines</a>, this above always unleashes a big brouhaha in the bent community: to chastise or not to chastise zippy d...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/03/25/i_lost_me_and_a/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24303d44ad066cdcf8edb6</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category><category><![CDATA[crack]]></category><category><![CDATA[crank]]></category><category><![CDATA[drugs]]></category><category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category><category><![CDATA[ICE]]></category><category><![CDATA[meth]]></category><category><![CDATA[methamphetamine]]></category><category><![CDATA[speed]]></category><category><![CDATA[think]]></category><category><![CDATA[tweaker]]></category><category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:01:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry153741_thumb-thumb-640xauto-199165.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry153741_thumb-thumb-640xauto-199165.jpg" alt="I Lost Me--and Faith In Drug Awareness Campaigns--to Meth"><p><a href="http://sfist.com/2008/03/25/colored_crack_l.php">Speaking of methamphetamines</a>, the above campaign unleashed the typical brouhaha in the bent community: to chastise or not to chastise speed users? This most recent ad campaign--a four-month media blitz produced by the California Methamphetamine Initiative called "<a href="http://www.menotmeth.org/">Me, Not Meth</a>"--can been seen throughout the city, mainly in the queer-ish Castro and SOMA neighborhoods. And those ads you've seen on TV? Featuring men sitting at their desks, talking into webcams? Part of the same ad campaign, directed by Hollywood notable <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001708/">Joel Schumacher</a>. How fancy. And expensive. (SF Aids Foundation has more info <a href="http://www.sfaf.org/aboutsfaf/releases/meth-campaign">here</a>.)</p>

<p>While we're not exactly elated about yet another attempt to get the boys off the crack, the latest ad campaign begs the question: will 'Me, Not Meth' make a gram of difference with SF meth use?</p>

<p>Obligatory get-help mention: visit <a href="http://www.sfaf.org/aboutsfaf/releases/meth-campaign">Tweaker.org</a> if you haven't slept in several days, can quit the junk, or need serious help. They have loads of resources if you need it.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>