The Partnership for a Drug-Free America's high creative standards have resulted in compelling, emotional advertisements that have gained the industry's highest praises.  These contributed creative works have been recognized by all major creative award shows.  The following is a list of Partnership ads which have won awards in 1989-Present.  The list only include awards which an agency has informed us of.

In 2005, the Partnership received a communications award for social responsibility and effectiveness from the Foundation of Women Executives in Public Relations for our “Methamphetamine & Ecstasy Health Education” pilot campaign in St. Louis.

 

2005 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                           AWARDS                                                  

 

Mendoza Dillon                      Radio               Sexto Sentido                                    Gold Orange County Ad Club Award

 

Mendoza Dillon                      TV                   Cena                                                 Award of Merit from Orange County Ad Club

 

FCB/NY                                  TV                   “Rewind”                                              Bronze Clio Award

 

 

2004 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                           AWARDS                                                  

 

The Partnership was recognized for its work combating substance abuse among America’s youth, and particularly for contributing to reductions in teen use of Methamphetamine & Ecstasy.   The Discovery Health Channel Medical Honors recognizes pre-eminent achievements in the medical community by honoring the nation’s best physicians, medical institutions, educators, researchers and the organizations supporting them. Selected by elite health and medical organizations, honorees are recognized for bringing awareness to the challenging health and medical issues of our time.

 

Oink Ink Radio                      Radio               “Hospital”                                             Gold Addy from NYC AAF

 

DDB/LA                                 TV                   “Pool”                                                  Belding Bowl from ACLA

 

DDB/LA                                 TV                   “Pick Up”                                             Belding Award Finalist from ACLA

 

DDB/LA                                 TV                   “They’ll Understand” Campaign            Belding Award Finalist from ACLA

 

Oink Ink Radio                      Radio               “30 Seconds”                                       Addy Award from DC AAF

 

DDB/LA                                 TV                   “They’ll Understand” Campaign            AAAA O’Toole Award

 

DDB/LA                                 TV                   “They’ll Understand” Campaign            Merit Award from Art Directors Club of NY

 

DDB/LA                                 TV                   “Pool”                                                  AICP Award

 

 

2003 Awards

AGENCY                       MEDIUM                      TITLE                           AWARDS                                                  

 

Sawyer Riley Compton          TV                   “Brain” & “Nervous System”                D&AD            

 

Mendoza Dillon                      TV                   “Mirrors”                                              Omni Intermedia Award

 

 

2002 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS                                                          

 

Bobby Sheehan                      TV                               “Mary J. Blige Good Award - The Good Bad and The Ugly Awards

Ace Productions

 

Ogilvy & Mather                   TV                               “Tara Lipinski” Good Award – The Good Bad and The Ugly Awards

 

 

J. Walter Thompson               TV                              “Thanks”                      Creativity Gold Medal Award

 


2001 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS                                                          

 

Public Interest            TV                                           “Pitfalls (Montage)        Telly Award

Production                                                                                                      Public Interest /@

                                                                                                                        Radical to PDFA

 

                                    TV                                           “Michael”                     Algis Award of Excellence

Public Interest Productions

Inc. /@ Radical Media to PDFA

                                                                                   

Bobby Sheehan          TV                                           “Mary J. Blige The Prevention for a Safer Society Award

 

           

Sawyer Riley              Print                                         “Brain”             Silver American Advertising

Compton                                                                                                         Federation’s Atlanta

Addy Awards

Silver Addy Award

                                    Print                                         “Nervous

                                                                                    System”                        Silver Addy Award

 

                                    TV                                           “Brain”             Gold Addy Award

 

                                    TV                                           “Nervous

                                                                                    System”                        Gold Addy Award

 

Conill Adv.                  TV                                           “You Know

                                                                                    How to Say it”              Bronze Telly Award

2001 Awards Cont’d

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS                                                          

J. Walter Thompson  TV                                           “Thanks”                      Gold Medal

                                   

                                    TV                                           “My Hero”                   Adweek’s “Best of Creative”

 

Bobby Sheehan          TV                                           “Vision Warrior”           Addy Award from NYC AAF

 

Saatchi & Saatchi      TV                                           “Stealing Our

                                                                                    Music”                         Addy Award from NYC AAF

 

D’Arcy                        Print                                         “Weed”/”Pipe”

                                                                                    “Roach”                       Gold District

                                                                                                                        Gold Addy from NYC AAF

           

Merkley Newman      TV                                           “Music”                        Bronze Clio

Harty

 

Merkley Newman      TV                                           “Music,” “Dance,”        Adweek’s “Best of Creative” 2000

Harty                                                                          and “My Future”

 

2000 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS                                                          

 

Bobby Sheehan          TV                                           “Mary J. Blige The Pass Award

 

 

Various                       Musicians Campaign                 Musician Testimonials The Prism Award


1999 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS                                                          

J. Walter Thompson  TV                                          “Not An Addict”             The NY Festivals                                                      

                                                                                                                           World Medal

Kirshenbaum, Bond                                                  “What Would                   The NY Festivals

& Partnership TV                                           Make You”                     World Medal

 

McGrath, Case

& Partnership TV                                          “Cleaning Girl”     Silver Telly Award

 

1998 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS                                                          

Margeotes Fertitta

Partners                      TV                                           “Frying Pan”                 The Mobius Advertising Awards-1997 1st Place in Public                                                                                                              Service Announcement Television

 

Ground Zero               TV                                           “Everybody’s Doin     New York Festivals-Finalist Award in recognition of an

                                                                                    It”                                Outstanding Achievement in the International Competition.                            

Peterson Milla

Hooks                         TV                                           “Girl/Interview”             NY Festivals 1997 International Advertising Awards

 

 

Arnold

Advertising                 TV                                           “Another Missed             Best of the Addy Awards; best public service campaign         

                                                                                    Opportunity

                                                                                    Campaign” (“Car, House, Kitchen”)

Jordan, McGrath

Case & Taylor           TV                                           “Bugs”                             Best of the Addy Awards; best editing

1998 Awards Cont’d

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS                                                          

 

Saatchi & Saatchi      TV                                           “D is for Dumb”               Mobius Awards; Certificate for Outstanding Creativity

                                                                                    “Big Ol Bug”

 

Margeotes Fertitta

Partners                      TV                                           “Needle”                         Mobius Awards; Certificate for Outstanding Creativity

 

Herring Newman        TV                                           “Average Kid”              Mobius Awards; Certificate for Outstanding Creativity

 

Bobby Sheehan          TV                                           Everclear                      Prism Awards           

 

DiMassimo, Inc.        Radio                                       “Just Say Nah”                The New York Festivals - PSA Health and Hygiene

                                                                                    Campaign                        Campaign/Gold Medal

 

J. Walter                     TV                                           “Teeth”             1998 Effie Awards - Gold Effie for Heroin Campaign        

Thompson                                                                   “Heroin Myths”

                                                                       

Hill Holiday,               Print                                         “Wendy”                      1998 Effie Awards - Gold Effie for Heroin Campaign

Connors                                                         

Cosmopulos, Inc.       

 

DMB&B/LA                                                              “End Your Life”            1998 Effie Awards - Gold Effie for Heroin Campaign

 

Ground Zero               TV                                           “Everybody’s Doin     1998 Effie Awards - Gold Effie for Heroin Campaign

                                                                                    It”

                                    Print                                         “Marionette”                

 

Steve Montgomery    TV                                           “ABC’s”                         Clio Award

1997 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS         

Grey Kirk Vansant    TV                                           Lightbulb                      Addy Awards

 

J. Walter Thompson/ TV                                           “Teeth”                         National Addy Awards, AAF District2 - Gold Award

(Richard Yelland)                                                                                              Certificate-Myth/Reality Heroin

                                                                                                                          

Fitzgerald & Co.         TV                                           “Noses”                          Gold Effies-Inhalants

 

Jack Levy &

Associates                  TV                                           “Drowning”                    Gold Effies-Inhalants

 

 

Hampel Stefanides     TV                                           “Jane”                             Art Director’s Show-Silver Medal

                                                                                    “David”

 

PDFA                                                                          Creative Group             The Prevention Coalition-1997 Partners in Prevention                                                                                                                                Award 

1996 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS         

 

The Ad Store              TV                                           “Mess Up”                      Certificate of Excellence -- Dist 2 Addys

 

 

Anderson & Lembke TV                                           “Train” “Rocker”             Ace Award

                                                                                    “Baseball”

 

360                                TV                                         “Unnatural Acts”              PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

 

David Cravit/CME       Print                                      “Funeral”                         One Show Silver Pencil

1996 Awards Cont’d

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS         

 

Jack Levy & Associates  TV                                                “Drowning”                  Gold IMPA Award

 

                                    TV                                           “Celebrity                       Cresta Awards

                                                                                    Endorsement”

 

                                    TV                                           “Celebrity                        1996 Creativity 26 Gold Media

                                                                                    Endorsement”

 

Cliff Freeman & Partners TV                                    “Lenny”                           London International Advertising Awards-Dialogue &                                                                                                                               Public Service, Advertising Women of New York-Best of                                                                                                              New York Advertising Awards, International Advertising                                                                                                                Festival, Addy Award


Saatchi & Saatchi      TV                                           “Celebrity                        International Advertising Festival - Gold Lion

                                                                                    Endorsement”

 

J. Walter Thompson/ TV                              “Teeth”                         Mobius Award-Low Budget Commercial

(Richard Yelland)

 

1995 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS         

The Ad Store              TV                                           “Mess Up”                      International Film and Video Festival Third Place -                                                                                                                            Certificate for Creative Excellence Houston World                                                                                                                                Fest - Gold Certificate of Creative Excellence -                                                                                                                                           International Film and Video Festival

 

 

1995 Awards Cont’d

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS         

Saatchi & Saatchi      TV                                           Celebrity                        Lulu- First Place PSA - TV

                                                                                    Endorsement”                  First Place PSA - Print

                                                                                                                           Best of Show PSA - Print

                                                                                                                           IBA Awards - First Place PSA - TV

                                                                                                                           Telly Awards - Silver Statue PSA - TV

                                                                                                                           District II Addy’s - First Place PSA- TV

                                                                                                                           Cannes - Bronze Lion PSA - TV

                                                                                                                           Design & Art Direction Winner (accepted for                                                                                                                                            publication in the D&AD Annual) PSA - TV

                                                                                                                           NY Art Directors - Distinctive Merit Award PSA     TV

                                                                                                                           Creativity ‘95 - Certificate of Distinction PSA - Print

                                                                                                                           -Clio Awards - Shortlist Finalist PSA - TV

                                                                                                                           - Shortlist Finalist PSA  - Print

                                                                                                                           One Show - Finalist PSA - TV

                                                                                                               United Nation Award -- Gold --PSA

                                                                                                                           Mobius Award

                                                                                                                           NY Festivals (International                                                                                                                                                                             Advertising Award)

 

Lord, Dentsu & Partners       Radio                           “Answering                      Addy (District 2) & National

(Andrew Payton, Steve                                              Machine”                         Mercury

St. Clair)                                                                                                            Silver Cube

 


1994 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS         

Goodby                       TV                                           "Long Way Home"          Grand Effie Award- Best Campaign of All

& Silverstein                                                                                                     Entrants/ Partners

 

                                                                                                                           Gold Effie Award-Inner City                                                                                                                                                              Anti-Drug Campaign

 

Burrell                        TV                                           "Who Wants"                  Grand Effie Award- Best Campaign of All

Communications                                                                                                Entrants/ Partners

                                                                                                                           Gold Effie Award-Inner City                                                                                                                                                              Anti-Drug Campaign                

                                                           

Livingston & Co.        TV                                           "Rescue"                          Belding Award, Finalist

 

1993 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                           AWARDS            

Backer Spielvogel Bates       TV                               "Pool Party"                              Gold Effie Award, Teen Anti-Drug Campaign

                                                           

1992 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                           AWARDS            

Goodby,                      TV                                           "Long Way Home"                   Best of Pro-Bono/ Ad Week Magazine         

Berlin & Silverstein              

 

1991 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                           AWARDS            

 

Earle Palmer              TV                                           "Party"                             Philadelphia Ad Club 1991 Creative Award, Winner

Brown                                                                                                               

1990 Awards                

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                           AWARDS            

Caroline Jones           TV                                           "Warnings"                      Clio, Best Low Budget Public Service Message

 

Conill                          TV                                           "Corti"                             Clio, Best Hispanic Single Ad

 

Burrell                        TV                                           "Funeral Home"               International Film & TV Festival of New York,

                                                                                    "Pusher's Plea"              Silver Medal Award for campaign CEBA, Award of                                                                                                                                  Excellence

                                                                                               

DDB

Needham                    Out-Of-Home                          "Cocaine Gun"              Obie Merit Award, Outdoor Advertising 1990 Obie       

                                                                                                                           Award

1989 Awards

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARD

BBDO                         TV                                           “Faces"                           Cannes Film Festival, Silver Lion

 

Bozell                          TV                                           "Linda"                         68th Annual Art Directors' Club Award, Gold 2nd                                                                                                                                  Annual National Hispanic Market Trade Show of 1988,                                                                                                                           Certificate of Excellence

 

            TV Campaign                           "Linda"             Addy, Best of New York Finalist TV Campaign

                                                            "New Life"                                                                  

                                    "Prostitute"

                                    "Morgue"

 

            Radio                                       "Rick"                              International Radio Festival of New York, Silver Medal

 

            Radio                                       "Nancy"                           International Radio Festival of New York Silver Medal

 

1989 Awards Con’t

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARD

Bozell                          Radio                                       "Matt"                             International Radio Festival of New York, Silver Medal,

                                                                                                                           1988 Clio, Finalist London International Advertising

                                                                                                                           Awards, copywriting

 

            Radio                                       "Debbie"                          International Radio Festival of New York, Silver Medal

                                                                                                                           Addy Best of New York/London International                                                                                                                                          Advertising Awards, copywriting

 

            Radio                                       "Angie"                         London International Advertising Awards, copywriting                                                                                                                               Clio, Finalist

 

Conill                          TV                                           "Corti/Spanish                 "Se Habla Espanol, Award of Excellence

 

            TV                                           "Corti/English"              New York Festival, Winner

 

DMB&B                    TV                                           "Like Father"                   1988 Clio Finalist

 

Marquardt &

Roche                         Print                                         "CEO"                             1988 B/DAA Star Awards, 1st Place Advertising                                                                                                       "MBA"                         1988 Ad Club of Fairfield County Gold Award

                                    "Blinders"                    

                                    "Workers"                                                                                           

Mendoza Dillon          TV                                           "Brothers"                        Se Habla Espanol, Awards for Excellence, Clio

                                    "Pablo"                         Award, Best Hispanic Market Campaign, 1989                                                                                                                                        National Addy Award, Best Public Service; Citation of                                                                                                                                 Excellence

 

Ross Roy                    TV                                           "Decisions"                      International Film and TV Festival of New York, Finalist

1989 Awards Con’t

AGENCY             MEDIUM                      TITLE                    AWARDS         

Saatchi & Saatchi      TV                                           "Circles"                          Clio Certificate of Distinction, 1988 International      Film                                                                                                                              and TV Festival of New York, Finalist 1988 One Show                                                                                                                             Merit Award, Finalist

 

                                    "Nose"                            1988 Clio International Film & TV Festival,                                                                                                                                                Gold/Mobius, 1st Place, 1989 Art Directors Club                                                                                                                                                 Competition, Merit Award, 1989 Best of New York                                                                                                                             Addy, Citation of Excellence Hollywood Radio &                                                                                                                                 Television Society's 29th International Broadcasting                                                                                                                                           Awards, Public Service

 Smith/

Greenland                   Print                                         "What Is Your                 Athena Print Newspaper

                                                                                    “ Child Taking"                        

                                    "If You Feel

                                    “Fortunate"

                                    "It Used To Be

                                    “ At 13"

                                    "Signs Aren't That

                                    “Obvious"

 

Sudler & Hennessey Print                                         "Drug Abuse Is                International Ad Festival of New York                                                                                                                         “Collar Blind"               Gold Medal Graphic Award Design, Award of                                                                                                                                             Excellence Rx Club, Gold Medal 1988 2nd  District

                                                                                                                           Addy Award, Winner

 

Tatham Laird             TV                                           "One More Shot"             1989 London International Advertising Award,                                                                                                                                                 Finalist (editing) 1989 International Association of                                                                                                                                  Business Communications, Winner, Public Service TV