Media+influences+on+Tobacco+use

= Media Influences on Tobacco Use = Today, media such as commercials has less influence on people smoking than it had maybe 30 years ago. Many countries have now completely banned the advertisement of tobacco products. Because of this restriction, tobacco companies look for other ways to advertise their product. One of the forms of media that is presently used is through movies. While watching a movie, even though we don’t realize it, many famous celebrities, that young people look up to advertise tobacco.

Commercial advertising has already influenced people so much in the past that nowadays, there is no more need for it. People generally became so addicted to tobacco that even though now there are warnings on the cigarette boxes, people still chose to buy them. In the past, there was a large amount of tobacco commercials everywhere. People became very familiar with the different brands. Thanks to this, companies no longer need to advertise themselves as much; there will always be a large group of people that will buy these cigarettes. Today, because of the huge impacts of tobacco companies, it is estimated that about 50% of people in the U.S. smoke and probably the same amount of people smoke in the world. It is also the cause of 5 million deaths every year. media type="youtube" key="7qfmWWZ9uSE&feature=related" width="425" height="350" // This advertisement is very appealing to younger people because, it used the Flinstones, which are a cartoon that everybody in familiar with. // Nowadays, it has been proven that in movies that are made for younger people, the use of tobacco has significantly increased. This obviously influences younger people greatly. Study has shown that between 80%-90% of the top movies for youth had smoking in them. It has also been proven that most of this youth actually reacts to this type of advertising. Tobacco companies will always be trying to sell their product and even though they’ve stopped advertising through commercials, these products are still being advertised in more sneaky but effective ways. We, as people need to learn when to say no. __ Citations: __ 1 . "The Smokers Inside Kids' Heads: Re-examining Normative Influences on Youth of Tobacco Use." __all academic research__. 10 May 2008 . 2.Bergsma, Lynda. "Blowing Smoke: Can Media Literacy Impact Youth Smoking?" __Center for Media Literacy__. 2002-2007. 10 May 2008 . 3. "Why do people smoke? ." __open2.net__. 3 July 2004. bbc. 10May 2008 <[|http://www.open2.net/bigquestion/smoking030704.html>.] 4. "How many people smoke tobacco in the world?" __WikiAnswers__. 2008. 10 May 2008 <[|http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_smoke_tobacco_in_the_world>.]

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