Although parents, schools, and the federal government are trying to get children and teenagers to “just say no” to drugs, a significant worth of cigarette, alcohol, and prescription drug advertising is effectively working to get them to “just say yes” to smoking, drinking, and other drugs. In addition, television programs and movies contain appreciable amounts of programs that include substance use. Unlike traditional advertising, media depictions of legal drugs are generally positive and invite no criticism, because they are not viewed as advertising. The result is that young people receive mixed messages about substance use, and the media contribute significantly to the risk that young people will engage in substance use. The causes of adolescent substance use are multifactorial, meaning ‘having or stemming from a number of different causes or influences’, but the media can play a key role. Tobacco and alcohol represent the 2 most significant drug threats to adolescents. Tobacco and alcohol consumption is known to have potentially adverse health consequences. The attractive advertising of tobacco are a great reason for trying them, and in a second moment be addicted your entire life. It is therefore very important that, advertisement of this product should be banned in the United States because …show more content…
The new crop gained popularity in few years and became the colony’s largest export by then. Many people find themselves smoking tobacco claiming it’s good for one’s health but by the early 20th century, researches started proving that it is not good for one’s health. In 1952, tobacco industry responded swiftly by forming the Tobacco Industry Research Council (TIRC) to counter the health growing concerns. “With counsel from TIRC, tobacco companies began mass-marketing filtered cigarettes and…The public responded, and soon sales were booming again”