At a glance
As part of the Rx Awareness campaign, this testimonial-style video seeks to raise awareness of the danger of prescription opioids addiction. It features Mike, who became addicted to a prescription pain medication, and ended up leaving school and no longer playing college sports.
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Transcript
- Candidate: Mike
- Length: 30 seconds
Narrator: Prescription opioids can be addictive and dangerous.
Mike: I was given a prescription opioid pain medication, and within only a few months, I was completely addicted. I lost everything. I had to leave school, and stop playing sports in college. And I started to watch my life slip away. I want people to know that these drugs are addictive. One prescription can be all it takes to lose everything.
Narrator: Prescription opioids: It only takes a little to lose a lot. Visit CDC.gov/RxAwareness.