The tools you need to get the job done
Locks Save Lives Toolkit
The Locks Save Lives toolkit is free to download for implementation in your community. The toolkit is designed as a platform for prevention coalitions and community organizations to use in their communities to educate and encourage parents, grandparents and guardians with youth in grades 6-12 in the home to lock-up their prescription medications to reduce youth access to prescription opioids.
Logo
Two Locks Save Lives logo formats available.
Full color transparent background
Full color white background
Stickers
Two different sized stickers with the Locks Save Lives logo and link to the campaign microsite.
- Large – full color, white background, 4.25” x 6”
- Small – full color, transparent, 2” x 3”
Rack Cards
Three different 4 x 9 two-sided rack cards with tailored stats and messaging for use in Washington State and Nationwide. Available in English, Spanish, and Russian.
Rack Cards
4.5 x 10.5 two-sided rack card with 8 different images representing diverse family units and smart tips for safe medication storage and disposal on opposite side.
Lock Box Cards
Three different 4.25 x 7.25 two-sided box cards with tailored stats and messaging for use in Washington State and Nationwide. Available in English and Spanish versions.
3×4 Pledge Cards
Four different cards with a stat on one side and the “Take the Pledge to Lock Your Meds” call to action on the other side.
Includes directions for taking the pledge on the microsite and sharing their pledge on social media using hashtags; #LocksSaveLives, #opioids, #chooseprevention, #PreventCoalition
Opioids played a role in 1 in 5 deaths among young adults in 2023.
3% of Washington 12th graders misused prescription drugs in the past 30 days.
Medication/painkillers, including opioids, were the leading cause of poison exposure among children and adolescents in Washington.
Nearly half of young adults who misused prescription opioids got them from a friend or family member.
11 x 17 Posters
Four different posters with tailored stats and messaging for use in Washington State and Nationwide. Available in English and Spanish versions.
Popup Banner
Printable banner to be used at meetings or events. Finished size is 47 inches wide by 80 inches tall.
Theater Ads
Three theater ads with campaign messaging for use in Washington State.
Social Media
A series of shareable social media posts with suggested copy to use with the social media posts.
Instructions: To download individual images, right click the image and save.
Ease of access is the #1 reason youth misuse prescription drugs. Locking up medications is easy and important. Keep your meds locked and away. For more info, visit www.lockssavelives.org.
Your medications were prescribed to YOU. For your kids’ sake, keep your meds locked and away. For more info, visit www.lockssavelives.org.
Pharmacists lock up prescription pain meds for a reason. You should lock yours up, too. For more info, visit www.lockssavelives.org.
Medication/painkillers, including opioids, were the second most common cause of poison exposure among children and adolescents nationally. Keep your medications locked and away! Learn more by visiting www.lockssavelives.org.
Are your pain meds locked up? Nearly half of young adults who misused prescription opioids got them from a friend or family member. For more info, visit www.lockssavelives.org.
1 in 5 deaths among young adults in Washington was caused by an opioid overdose. For your kids’ sake, keep your meds locked and away. For more info, visit www.lockssavelives.org.
Nearly half of young adults who misuse prescription opioids got them from a friend or family member, often times without them knowing. For your kids’ sake, pledge to lock up your meds. For more info and to take the pledge, visit www.lockssavelives.org
Nationally, 4% of 12th graders have misused prescription drugs in the past year. You can help lower that number by locking up your meds. For more info, visit www.lockssavelives.org.
Are you locking up your prescription meds? 3% of Washington 12th graders misused prescription drugs in the past 30 days. For more info, visit www.lockssavelives.org.