substance abuse

Marijuana Can Damage You in the Long Run
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top of poster has two strips of purple in different shades. In the top strip is "Marijuana / can damage you in the long run" and "you can become Dependent / it can Damage Your Lungs" in the bottom...

Marijuana Can Affect You Right Away
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top of poser has a yellow background with a stylized image of a blue figure with his head exploding and his tongue tied in a knot. Though bubbles surrounding the figure read "I, Ah...Er", "Um...

Drugs of Abuse
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black printed background. At the left is a stylized, multicolor image of various drugs. At the right is "Drugs Of Abuse" in green along with a chart naming drugs, toxic dosage levels...

Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs". At the top left is a logo and a note on the symptoms of drug abuse. The body of the poster has a...

The Twelve Steps
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper and lists the twelve steps to recovery, a part of the Alcoholics Anonymous group.

The Twelve Traditions
1981

Poster has black text printed on white paper. At the top is "the twelve traditions" followed by a list of A.A. group and membership guidelines.

How to Destory the Opposition
1987

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background with a strip of orange at the right. At the left is a pink, white and black image of people gathered together on the dirt outside of a...

Tobacco Kills More Americans Each Year...
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a red printed background. At the top is a white box with black text at the top and left and a pie chart at the right. Text at the top reads "tobacco kills more Americans each year than...

Some Moms and Dads Drink Too Much
1987

Poster printed on white paper with a background of small blue dors. At the top is a pink rectangle with "Some Moms And Dads / Drink Too Much... / And It Hurts." At the center of the poster are two...

The Spirit of Recovery...
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized, multicolor image of a female figure with a painted face and a sword at her waist surrounded by various animals. Below the image is "the...

Drug Abuse & AIDS
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. Top and bottom edges are black with white text reading "Drogas Y Sida: no jueges loteria con tu vida. / Drug Abuse & AIDS: don''t play lottery with your life."...

Drug Abuse & AIDS
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster screenprinted on white paper. Top and bottom edges are black with white text reading "Drogas Y Sida: no jueges loteria con tu vida. / Drug Abuse & AIDS: don''t play lottery with your...

untitled (syringe in arm)
1968

Poster has a black printed background. At the top is a negative exposure image of an arm with a syringe sticking into the crook, set over an American flag. Below the image is "see the breath of...

Crack
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Crack / it doesn''t discriminate." At the bottom is an illustration of five people gathered around a tombstone weeping.

Don't Close the Book on a Promising Future
1997

Multicolor poster has an image of a book resting on a surface. The title on the cover of the book is "Steer Clear / Of Drugs / And Alcohol." At the top of the poster is "Don''t Close The / Book On...

Drugs: A Deadly Game
1989

Poster has a brown patterned background. At the center is a stylized image of a body, showing human anatomy. Major organs are color coded, with lines extending to colored dots around the edges....

Can You Spot the Alcoholic?
1986

Poster has a multicolor image of a crowd of people walking down a sidewalk lined with buildings sporting American flags. At the right center is a white box with black text reading "can you spot /...

Pottery: Our Anti-Drug
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a multicolor background photo showing two young boys standing against a wall, showing off the ceramic crafts in their upturned palms. To the left of the boys is "Preston Chino. age 11....

Dancing: My Anti-Drug
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a multicolor background photo showing a young man in a beaded and featherd costume dancing around on the grass. To the right of the boy''s body is "Monty Meninick. ager 12. Yakima....

Drumming: My Anti-Drug
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a multicolor background photo showing a young lady in a straw hat and red traditional dress pounding on a drum with a stylized image of an animal painted on the front. To the right of...

The Head of the Class
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "the head of / the class." in black. At the center is a color photo of a child with his head down on an open book on his desk, as the other children...

And Then I Got Busted
Late 20th Early 21st Century

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...

The Power of a Grandpa
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a photo of an elderly man talking to a child. Below the image is "the power of a grandpa." The rest of the poster has two columns of text...

Insecure. Afraid. Alone.
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a color headshot of a young ma. At the top right is "talking / The Anti-Drug". At the bottom of the image is "Insecure. / Afriad. / Alone." in yellow. The bottom edge is white with "if...

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