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Alcohol And Tobacco In Media Is Harmful To Youth

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Alexander Scrivo
English 10H
Mrs. Dennett
Research Paper
Alcohol and Tobacco in Media is Harmful to Youth

Youth are clearly exposed to too many alcohol and tobacco products. Whether its seen in a magazine or on the internet, its negatively affecting their minds in subtle ways. While tobacco advertisements were banned on television in 1970, there are still a variety of ways youth are exposed to tobacco. Children are negatively affected by alcohol and tobacco appearing in media and advertisements because adolescents that view this media have a higher chance to start drinking and smoking and have a more positive attitude towards these substances. It has been argued that alcohol advertisements don’t target adults so they can’t have a huge effect …show more content…

Tobacco companies can’t use words like “light” or “mild” because they make the products more appealing to younger audiences. (Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy). These kind of words make the products seem less harmful than they actually are so it’s no surprise they can use them. Although this rule lowers sales and research shows the tobacco industry uses lighter colors for cigarette packages to act as a loophole or substitute for this rule. (Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy). Bright colors just seems more appealing in general because we associate them with feeling such as happiness and joy. Its natural that a product is made to be appealing but this becomes a problem when it’s a harmful product. It’s actually been found that the imagery used for tobacco products is effective in recruiting new smokers which has led to them being recalled for re-designs. (Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy). So when adolescence see a brightly colored tobacco product they may know it’s harmful but because of the way it's presented they have different thoughts towards …show more content…

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