Drug Dealers Languish as Teens Go Rx

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It’s a Super Bowl buzzkill, courtesy of Partnership for a Drug Free America. In this spot, a languishing drug dealer tells you he’s going broke because your kids are getting high out of the medicine cabinet.

Mom and dad, better watch the fill line on that Robitussin.

The ad is credited to DraftFCB, NY. This is the first time in four years the White House has produced a Super Bowl spot. Election time’s coming, the GOP clearly needs a new topic — what beats the war on prescription medication?

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