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* MakeoverMontage: The PSA shows an extreme close-up of Warren fixing and adjusting his clothes [[spoiler:except it '''NOT'''. The one who did all of this is the mortician prepping for the funeral, revealing that Warren is already DeadAllAlong.]]
* PosthumousCharacter:[[spoiler: Warren [[spoiler:Warren was already dead in the PSA.]]
* MakeoverMontage: The PSA shows an extreme close-up of Warren fixing and adjusting his clothes [[spoiler:except it '''NOT'''. The one who did all of this is the mortician prepping for the funeral, revealing that Warren is already DeadAllAlong.]]
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* StartingANewLife: As what the narrator stated, Warren wanted to start a new life... [[spoiler:by smoking crack. And it didn't go as he planned.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:Warren was already dead in the PSA.]]
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* Dangerous16thBirthday: Started to go high on his 16th birthday. [[spoiler:And [[spoiler: And that's how his new life abruptly ended.]]
* PosthumousCharacter:[[spoiler:Warren [[spoiler: Warren was already dead in the PSA.]]
* StartingANewLife: Aswhat the narrator stated, Warren wanted to start a new life... [[spoiler:by [[spoiler: by smoking crack. And it didn't go as he planned.]]
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* AgeLift: The original PSA stated that Warren is 16,
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* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:Warren was already dead in the PSA.]]
* StartingANewLife: As what the narrator stated, Warren wanted to start a new life... [[spoiler:by smoking crack. And it didn't go as he planned.]]
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* Dangerous16thBirthday: Started to go high on his 16th birthday. [[spoiler:And that's how his new life abruptly ended.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:Warren was already dead in the PSA.]]
* StartingANewLife: As what the narrator stated, Warren wanted to start a new life... [[spoiler:by smoking crack. And it didn't go as he planned.]]
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* ComingOfAgeStory: The PSA tells how Suzie grows out through maturity.
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-->'''''THIS IS WHAT YOUR FAMILY GOES THROUGH! AND YOUR FRIENDS! AND YOUR MONEY! AND YOUR JOB! AND YOUR SELF-RESPECT! AND YOUR FUTURE!'''''
* SuddenlyShouting: The moment she finishes explaining about "the brain on heroin", she demonstrates the aftermath by throwing in a fit of rage.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: "Parents who use drugs, have ''children'' who use drugs" doesn't lie. He learned to do drugs by watching his father doing it.
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* GoodParents: Similarly to Susie's parents, he loved his son a lot. However, while Susie's parents simply neglected to teach her about drugs, the father had intended to do so, but failed because he waited too long.
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!!General tropes
* DrugsAreBad: Most anyone who is not using drugs in these ads is likely to be a stanch believer of this trope.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Is rather dry and exasperated about having to teach the lesson yet another time.
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--> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RachaelLeighCook
* AxCrazy: Pan Crazy; she destroys a kitchen with a frying pan in a fit of rage.
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!!''Like Father, Like Son'' (a.k.a ''I Learned It By Watching You'')
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* AmbiguousSituation: Was he still using drugs when the events of the ad occurred, or had he gotten clean? Either way, he had to had been using them recently enough for the son to pick up on the habit.
* DarkSecret: He uses drugs, which is where his son learned it from.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Is angry at his son for using drugs, when not only has he used drugs, but ''he'' is the person the son learned it from.
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* YouTaughtMeThat: "I learned it by watching you!"
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* TheGhost: She does not physically appear, only being mentioned by the father.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: While she is only mentioned once, her finding the son's drug stash in his closet is what sets the ad's plot in motion.
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!!''Final Lesson''
[[folder:Susie]]
* TheAce: Thanks to her parents' help, she can ride a two-wheeler, build and use a telescope, and is a talented tennis player.
* AmbiguousSituation: Is she actually dead, or just in critical condition? The narration implies the former, but the ambulance implies the latter.
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* GoodParents: They love Susie very much, and are always willing to help her succeed...but unfortunately, they forgot to teach her [[DrugsAreBad one very important lesson]]...
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!!''Graveyard''
[[folder:Father]]
* GoodParents: Similarly to Susie's parents, he loved his son a lot. However, while Susie's parents simply neglected to teach her about drugs, the father had intended to do so, but failed because he waited too long.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: In the ad, he is grieving the loss of his thirteen year old son.
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* DeathOfAChild: Died at thirteen because of drug abuse.
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* BirthdayEpisode: Implied; a variation of "Happy Birthday" is heard during her ad.
* CreepyBlueEyes: They start of as {{innocent|blue eyes}}, but quickly delve into creepy as the ad progresses.
* NightmareFace: Her final few expressions are haunting, to say the least.
* [[SparedByTheAdaptation Spared By the Variant]]: Downplayed; a variant of this ad only implies her death, rather than outright stating it.
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!!''Jamie''
[[folder:Jamie]]
* GirlishPigtails: Her hairstyle.
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[[folder:Jamie's mother]]
* TheVoice: Only her voice is heard.
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[[folder:Addict]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Unintentionally or not, she is responsible for the health problems Jamie either has or will have in the future because of her hosting a meth lab so close to the apartment Jamie and her mother live in.
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* DrugsAreBad: Most anyone who is not using drugs in these ads is likely to be a stanch believer of this trope.
!!''This is Your Brain on Drugs'' and its derivitaves
[[folder:Man]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Is rather dry and exasperated about having to teach the lesson yet another time.
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[[folder:Girl]]
--> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RachaelLeighCook
* AxCrazy: Pan Crazy; she destroys a kitchen with a frying pan in a fit of rage.
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!!''Like Father, Like Son'' (a.k.a ''I Learned It By Watching You'')
[[folder:Father]]
* AmbiguousSituation: Was he still using drugs when the events of the ad occurred, or had he gotten clean? Either way, he had to had been using them recently enough for the son to pick up on the habit.
* DarkSecret: He uses drugs, which is where his son learned it from.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Is angry at his son for using drugs, when not only has he used drugs, but ''he'' is the person the son learned it from.
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* YouTaughtMeThat: "I learned it by watching you!"
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* TheGhost: She does not physically appear, only being mentioned by the father.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: While she is only mentioned once, her finding the son's drug stash in his closet is what sets the ad's plot in motion.
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!!''Final Lesson''
[[folder:Susie]]
* TheAce: Thanks to her parents' help, she can ride a two-wheeler, build and use a telescope, and is a talented tennis player.
* AmbiguousSituation: Is she actually dead, or just in critical condition? The narration implies the former, but the ambulance implies the latter.
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* GoodParents: They love Susie very much, and are always willing to help her succeed...but unfortunately, they forgot to teach her [[DrugsAreBad one very important lesson]]...
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!!''Graveyard''
[[folder:Father]]
* GoodParents: Similarly to Susie's parents, he loved his son a lot. However, while Susie's parents simply neglected to teach her about drugs, the father had intended to do so, but failed because he waited too long.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: In the ad, he is grieving the loss of his thirteen year old son.
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* DeathOfAChild: Died at thirteen because of drug abuse.
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[[folder:Girl]]
* BirthdayEpisode: Implied; a variation of "Happy Birthday" is heard during her ad.
* CreepyBlueEyes: They start of as {{innocent|blue eyes}}, but quickly delve into creepy as the ad progresses.
* NightmareFace: Her final few expressions are haunting, to say the least.
* [[SparedByTheAdaptation Spared By the Variant]]: Downplayed; a variant of this ad only implies her death, rather than outright stating it.
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!!''Jamie''
[[folder:Jamie]]
* GirlishPigtails: Her hairstyle.
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[[folder:Jamie's mother]]
* TheVoice: Only her voice is heard.
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[[folder:Addict]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Unintentionally or not, she is responsible for the health problems Jamie either has or will have in the future because of her hosting a meth lab so close to the apartment Jamie and her mother live in.
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