June 2002, Vol 92, No. 6 | American Journal of Public Health 895
© 2002 American Public Health Association
Tobacco and the Media
Jennifer Ellis, MPhil, Technical Deputy Editor and
Mary E. Northridge, PhD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief
Tobacco marketing through a wide variety of media has long been a part of the adolescent experience. This month's cover image of the cowboy is familiar to generations of former, current, and future adolescents. Like the cowboy himself, this image harks back to former times and simpler ways.
Today's tobacco advertising has its own distinct flavor. Gone are the cartoon characters that proved wildly successful in marketing tobacco to youths. In their place are more confusing and sophisticated campaigns, ostensibly designed to reduce the level of direct marketing to adolescents. They nonetheless retain the cunning ability to attract young consumers . . . [Full Text]
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