Winners Don't Use Drugs

Screenshot of the slogan

"Winners Don't Use Drugs" is an anti-drug slogan that was included in arcade games imported by the American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) into North America from 1989 to 2000. The slogan appeared during an arcade game's attract mode. The messages are credited to FBI Director William S. Sessions, whose name appears alongside the slogan.[1] Sessions was dismissed from the FBI in July 1993.[2] After 1993, the slogan was attributed to "FBI Director" until the campaign was phased out in 2000.[3]

  1. ^ Sean Hutchinson (19 August 2015). "How the F.B.I. Made 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' the Arcade Motto of the '90s". Inverse.
  2. ^ Ostrow, Ronald; Jackson, Robert (20 July 1993). "Defiant FBI Chief Is Fired by President : Law enforcement: Alleged ethical abuses by Sessions are cited as reason for dismissal. He refused to resign". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ Wilcox, Dustin (15 June 2020). "William S. Sessions of "Winners Don't Use Drugs" Fame Passes Away". Wilcox Arcade. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021.