Drug Free is the Way to Be! 1983 T-Shirt

The advent of crack cocaine in '80s America was a huge public health concern, as it was fast becoming an epidemic, with kids of increasingly younger ages getting hooked on crack. As a response, the decade spawned an array of anti-drug public service announcements and campaigns. Some, however, got a little too creative in their choice of spokespeople or were just so hardcore that they missed the mark entirely. From hypocritical celebrity ambassadors known for their excessive drug use to ripped cartoon lions and even politicians, everywhere you looked, someone was telling kids to just say no in one way or another.