Spokane meth project poster overview
These posters are designed to be either 11x17 or 8.5x11 inches. We plan on distributing both color and black and white posters depending on the location and the likelihood that the poster will be removed. |
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These photos of meth users are taken from arrest records and demonstrate the incredible toll this drug takes. The tragic and unacceptable fact is that the vast majority of people we interviewed did not know the side effects of methamphetamine use, and at least one even thought meth was a safer alternative to cocaine. Please note that these poster images are highly compressed and the image quality is better on the actual posters. Each poster includes a tagline with a specific list of major health concerns that are associated with meth use. Statistics show that meth users are much less likely to be educated and given the poor memory and reduced cognitive ability of meth addicts, we felt a summary of reasons to abstain was crucial. The space in the lower right corner is for whatever information the poster's sponsor prefers. The posters shown below also have versions that include room for a sponsor's message. The sponsor-free versions are shown below. |
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This poster wastes no time in appealing to the potential user's sense of vanity. Meth is causing an epidemic in dentists' offices across the country and the threat of a permanently lowered level of sex appeal is a powerful reason to avoid this drug. This poster includes the tagline with 8 concrete reasons to avoid meth. While each poster hits on a specific drug related problem, each poster also gives an overview of the enormous risks through this tagline. |
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This is one of two posters that recall former user's opinions of meth in their own words. The background imagery is of a former hardcore meth user that is a shadow of her former self. We believe the words of former meth users are especially powerful. |
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This poster also shows a former user and quotes of former meth users. |
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Most of the people we surveyed did not know meth caused appreciable brain damage or simply thought "all drugs are probably bad for your brain." This study shows in no uncertain terms the devastation meth causes to the brain. The comparison to Alzheimer's is especially gripping, and the poster is designed so that the total message is obvious in only a few seconds. |
The sources files for these posters are available at |
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