Every 15 Minutes
The California Highway patrol stages gruesome car crashes to deter teens from drunk driving.
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– Shot on commission for Topic Magazine –
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Teens daubed in gruesome stage makeup are placed inside smashed-up cars and tended to by a fleet of emergency responders and police before an audience of their peers.
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After the simulated car crash, teens are stripped of their cell phones and spirited away to an overnight retreat, so friends can better experience their fictional 24-hour death.
The following day everyone assembles for a mock funeral.
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Whether Every 15 Minutes does reduce substance abuse or save lives is unknown.
In its 24 years, the program has never been evaluated by researchers for efficacy.
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