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Hey man, let me use your works, famous last words, 1980s

By using a conversational and perhaps familiar line, this poster from the People of Color Against AIDS offered an example of a realistic situation that drug users may have experienced, along with a strategy to use if it came up.

  • Publisher(s):
    People of Color Against AIDS
  • Type:
    Poster
White text that mimics chalk on a blackboard over a photograph of a needle. “Famous last words” is in red.
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    “HEY MAN, LET ME USE YOUR WORKS.”

    FAMOUS LAST WORDS

    If you use drugs and share needles, you can get more than just high—you can get AIDS. Keep your works clean.

    Better yet, keep them to yourself. For more information, call the AIDS prevention hotline today.

    DON’T LET BAD BLOOD COME BETWEEN YOU.

    PEOPLE OF COLOR AGAINST AIDS. INFORMATION 587-4999.

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