Teen Smoking
Teen Smoking | Countermarketing Campaigns Can Reduce Teen Smoking
Matthew C. Farrelly is a researcher with Research Triangle Institute, an independent, nonprofit organization devoted to scientific research and technological development.
Summary: The American Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit antismoking organization, has created the “truth” campaign, which highlights alleged wrongdoings by the tobacco industry and works to counter tobacco marketing efforts. This campaign increases youths’ antitobacco sentiments and reduces teen smoking. On the other hand, Philip Morris, a large tobacco company, produces the...
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Table of Contents
- Teen Smoking: An Overview
- Teen Smoking Is a Serious Problem
- Antismoking Efforts Should Target Both Adults and Teens
- Laws to Prevent Youth Access to Cigarettes Are Ineffective
- Antismoking Campaigns Make Smoking More Attractive to Teens
- Countermarketing Campaigns Can Reduce Teen Smoking
- State Antismoking Programs Work
- Government Antismoking Campaigns Are Socialist Propaganda
- Television Viewing May Encourage Youth Smoking
- Contemporary Films Often Advertise Tobacco Brands
- Tobacco Advertising Is Not Solely Responsible for Teen Smoking
- High Schools Should Accommodate Teen Smokers
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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