2010.54.20499

And Then I Got Busted
Late 20th Early 21st Century
22 in HIGH x 17 in WIDE
(55.88 cm HIGH x 43.18 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.20499

Printed at the bottom right: "a public service of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Department of Health and Human Services." with an Ad Council logo.

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a photo of a man with a beard. At the top right of the image is "Mercury Morris" and at the bottom is "And Then I Got Busted." The bottom edge has two columns of text: "there was this guy, a nationally known sports / hero. and then I got busted. as a result of my / lust for cocaine, I bypassed high and went / straight to messed up. I mean zoom - there was // no stopping. some of you know exactly what / I''m talking about because you''re taking the exact / same ride. a phone call could help you. it took / prison to help me. / Cocaine. The Big Lie. Call 1-800-662-HELP."
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