The media campaign was authorized by the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of
1998.2
This law, less than two pages in length, instructed the Director of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy (commonly referred to as the “Drug Czar”) to “conduct a
national media campaign ... for the purpose of reducing and preventing drug abuse among
young people in the United States.” The antidrug media campaign is an attempt at
behavior change, forms of which have been used in other government campaigns and are
used by nongovernmental organizations and commercial marketers. It seeks to reinforce
existing antidrug attitudes in youth and adults and reverse the attitudes of those who have
positive ideas about illegal drugs, thereby reducing the number of young Americans who
use illegal drugs.
The media campaign is a public-private partnership. Most of the campaign’s
advertisements have been produced by the Partnership for a Drug Free America (PDFA),
a nonprofit organization that recruits advertising agencies to develop creative concepts
on a pro bono basis. Appropriated media campaign funds are then used to cover the costs
of actually making the antidrug ads. The Partnership itself receives minimal federal
funding. Its relationship with the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has
made PDFA the single largest public service initiative in the history of advertising.
In addition to media ads, the campaign has a non-advertising component consisting
of public outreach and specialized supporting communications efforts. These include the
operation of antidrug websites, meetings with news and entertainment writers and editors
to encourage them to promote antidrug messages, and a corporate sponsorship program
under which leading corporations insert antidrug messages into their own communications
with their customers and the public.
The media campaign was authorized by the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of1998.2 This law, less than two pages in length, instructed the Director of the Office ofNational Drug Control Policy (commonly referred to as the “Drug Czar”) to “conduct anational media campaign ... for the purpose of reducing and preventing drug abuse amongyoung people in the United States.” The antidrug media campaign is an attempt atbehavior change, forms of which have been used in other government campaigns and areused by nongovernmental organizations and commercial marketers. It seeks to reinforceexisting antidrug attitudes in youth and adults and reverse the attitudes of those who havepositive ideas about illegal drugs, thereby reducing the number of young Americans whouse illegal drugs.The media campaign is a public-private partnership. Most of the campaign’sadvertisements have been produced by the Partnership for a Drug Free America (PDFA),a nonprofit organization that recruits advertising agencies to develop creative conceptson a pro bono basis. Appropriated media campaign funds are then used to cover the costsof actually making the antidrug ads. The Partnership itself receives minimal federalfunding. Its relationship with the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) hasmade PDFA the single largest public service initiative in the history of advertising.In addition to media ads, the campaign has a non-advertising component consistingof public outreach and specialized supporting communications efforts. These include theoperation of antidrug websites, meetings with news and entertainment writers and editorsto encourage them to promote antidrug messages, and a corporate sponsorship programunder which leading corporations insert antidrug messages into their own communicationswith their customers and the public.
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