Rapid Message Testing with Consumer Panel - Public Service Announcements About Safe Disposal of Opioids

FDA CDER / PSA Script
“The Nephew”
:60 second / English version

Woman 2 and Woman 3 are having coffee and talking in the kitchen.

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Woman 1 comes into the kitchen through the unlocked screen door and joins the conversation.

Woman 1: Sorry I am late. I was at the hospital visiting my nephew. He found some opioid pills
and took too many.
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Woman 2 (owner of home): Oh, I’m sorry!
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Woman 1: He found them in the medicine cabinet. They were left over pain pills from his dad’s
surgery. Luckily, he’ll be OK.
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Woman 2 takes fruit out of the fridge and serves it on the kitchen island, the three women take
some fruit.

Woman 3: I heard that over 100 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses.
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Cutaway to teenage son who walks into the kitchen (wearing headphones), opens pantry to get a
snack, leaves.

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Woman 2: You know our children, parents, or anyone in our homes could take unused opioids by
mistake—or on purpose. They can be really dangerous, or even deadly.

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Woman 3: So, what should we do?
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Flashback to Woman 2 cleaning out drawers and cabinets. She is finding pills, patches, and
syrups, and putting them in a bag.

Woman 2: Go through your drawers, cabinets, and purses and get rid of unused opioids!
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NARRATOR: Most people who are prescribed opioids don’t finish them. And, half of the people
who misuse opioids get them from someone they know.

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FDA.gov/DrugDisposal

NARRATOR: Find out how to dispose of opioids and Remove the Risk. Visit:
FDA.gov/DrugDisposal.
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Woman 2 takes fruit out of the fridge and serves it on the kitchen island, the three women take
some fruit.

Woman 3: I heard that 44 Americans die every day from overdose of prescription pain medicines.

• “eliminación de medicamentos no
utilizados”
• “desecho de medicamentos”
• “lista de medicamentos recomendados
para su eliminación en el inodoro”
• “deshacerse de medicamentos”