It refers to the "idea that each new generation forgets what the previous generation learned about drugs".
A consistent cycle of new medications and drugs creeps onto the scene while others make a rebound, similar to neon hues or thin pants. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) calls this as "generational forgetting," a societal condition where the learning of specific medications' antagonistic results blurs among youth as generational substitution takes place.
