Consumer Education: Misuse of Prescription Pain Relievers

All Graphics and Other Media 

All of these resources are printable. The high resolution version will take longer to open, but will give the best print quality.

To obtain printed copies of any of these materials, please email your request by title to: dpapubs@fda.hhs.gov. You can also call 301-796-3703 or 1-888-INFO-FDA. Graphic files for printing in large quantities or reformatting can also be obtained.

• Brochures
• Print Public Service Announcements
• Internet Public Service Announcement Banners
• Posters
• Radio Public Service Announcements
• Television Public Service Announcements

 Brochures

Printed size 4" x 9"; 6-panel; 4-color; English; dangers of misusing prescription pain relievers and government resources for additional information.

Title "The buzz takes your breath away . . . Permanently. Misuse of prescription pain relievers can kill you." text-HTML PDF (low resolution, view version) PDF (high resolution, print version)

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 Print Public Service Announcements

Print size 7" x 10"; 4-color; English. Other sizes available upon request.

Title "The buzz takes your breath away . . . Permanently. Misuse of prescription pain relievers can kill you." text-HTML PDF (low resolution, view version) PDF (high resolution, print version)

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Title "It's to die for." text-HTML PDF (low resolution, view version) PDF (high resolution, print version)

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Print size approximately 7" x 10"; black and white; English. Open letter from FDA, other federal agencies, and non-federal organizations. Educates parents and teens about the risks from medicine abuse; includes tips and other resources for parents.

Title "Is This Where Your Teen Goes to Get High?" text-HTML PDF (medium resolution, view and print version with FDA et al logos) PDF (medium resolution, view and print version with room for your organization's logo)

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 Internet Public Service Announcement Banners

4-color; English; can be used on Web sites and linked to the pertinent Web pages. Other sizes may be available upon request.

Title "Misuse of Prescription Pain Relievers Can Kill You." JPG (140 x 140 pixels, for Web use) FDA suggests that the banner graphic link to the "Consumer Education: Misuse of Prescription Pain Relievers" Web page.

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 Posters

Printed size 11" x 15.75"; 4-color; English.

Title "The buzz takes your breath away . . . Permanently. Misuse of prescription pain relievers can kill you." Text- HTML PDF (low resolution, view version) PDF (high resolution, print version)

 

Title "It's to die for."  Text- HTML PDF (low resolution, view version) PDF (high resolution, print version)

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 Radio Public Service Announcements

Audio files (in WAV format) and transcripts (in PDF format) for radio public service announcements. There are two different 15-second spots, three different 20-second spots, and three different 30-second spots. All are recorded in English in both a male and female young adult voice.

Title	Voice	Run Time	File Size	Transcript
"Remember"	Male Voice	00:00:15	3.12 MB	PDF
"Remember"	Female Voice	00:00:15	3.16 MB	PDF
"Think"	Male Voice	00:00:15	3.05 MB	PDF
"Think"	Female Voice	00:00:15	3.09 MB	PDF
"AC/DC"	Male Voice	00:00:20	4.05 MB	PDF
"AC/DC"	Female Voice	00:00:20	4.03 MB	PDF
"Misuse"	Male Voice	00:00:20	3.99 MB	PDF
"Misuse"	Female Voice	00:00:20	4.23 MB	PDF
"Misusing"	Male Voice	00:00:20	4.27 MB	PDF
"Misusing"	Female Voice	00:00:20	4.15 MB	PDF
"Addiction"	Male Voice	00:00:30	5.83 MB	PDF
"Addiction"	Female Voice	00:00:30	5.87 MB	PDF
"All"	Male Voice	00:00:30	5.58 MB	PDF
"All"	Female Voice	00:00:30	5.81 MB	PDF
"Misuse"	Male Voice	00:00:30	5.59 MB	PDF
"Misuse"	Female Voice	00:00:30	5.88 MB	PDF

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 Television Public Service Announcements

There are television (TV) public service announcements in low and high bandwidth versions available upon request.

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For related topics, see the FDA Web pages

"Safe Use of Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers (analgesics) and Fever Reducers (antipyretics)" at: www.fda.gov/cder/drug/analgesics/default.htm

"OxyContin Information: FDA Strengthens Warnings for OxyContin" at www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/oxycontin/default.htm

"Subutex (buprenorphine hydrochloride) and Suboxone tablets (buprenorphine hydrochloride and naloxone hydrochloride)" information page, www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/subutex_suboxone/default.htm

Consumer Education: Misuse of Prescription Pain Relievers