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"Just Say No" was an advertising campaign prevalent during the 1980s and early 1990s as a part of the U.S.-led war on drugs, aiming to discourage children from engaging in illegal recreational drug use by offering various ways of saying no. The slogan was created and championed by Nancy Reagan during her husband's presidency. [1]
"Winners Don't Use Drugs" is an anti-drug slogan that was included in arcade games imported by the American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) into North America from 1989 to 2000. The slogan appeared during an arcade game's attract mode. The messages are credited to FBI Director William S. Sessions, whose name appears alongside the slogan. [1]
Speaking directly to children, he warns that drug abuse will deny long-term hopes and wishes to the youthful. [6] Throughout the advertisement, Jordan is presented as a role model for youths and pleads to them the following: [5] So don't blow it, don't do drugs. If you're doing it, stop it. Get some help. McDonald's wants you to give yourself a ...
Starting in 1983, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program sent police officers into classrooms to teach fifth- and sixth-graders about the dangers of drugs and the need, as Nancy Reagan ...
The Partnership used a simple advertisement showing an egg in a frying pan, similar to this photo, suggesting that the effect of drugs on a brain was like frying an egg on a hot pan. This Is Your Brain on Drugs was a large-scale US anti- narcotics campaign by Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA) launched in 1987, that used three televised ...
McDonald's has now become commonplace as a go-to for late night food (especially with the launch of an all-day breakfast menu last year). But in the 80s, the company needed a way to bring people ...
Take the decision to buy and use heroin (or pot, or coke or any illegal drug) and treat it like any other purchasing choice. Liken potential addicts to a group of consumers whose buying habits can be manipulated by celebrity endorsements, catchy slogans, and powerful images. Then use those tricks not to sell the product, but to un-sell it.
The Thrill Can Kill was an anti-drug campaign from the motion picture industry which ran from 1987 to 1990, by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America organization. . Featuring celebrities such as Pee-wee Herman, Clint Eastwood, Nancy Reagan, Bette Midler, James Woods, Olivia Newton-John, Ally Sheedy, Dudley Moore, Roy Scheider, Rosanna Arquette, and Rae Dawn Chong, the anti-drug video spots ...