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Inching Forward on Tobacco Advertising Restrictions to Prevent Youth Smoking
Dale Kunkel, PhD
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(5):515-516.
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At an arm’s-length level, the research presented by Slater et al1 is yet another addition to the countless collection of studies that consistently document the unremarkable finding that advertising works as intended. On closer scrutiny, the evidence that this new study provides about the impact of retail point-of-sale marketing techniques on youth smoking uptake is informative and insightful for understanding the environmental factors that promote tobacco use. These data provide clear lessons for how best to proceed with policies that would most effectively reduce youth smoking.
Before considering the detailed findings from the present study, let us briefly review some broader context. Because of the health scourge posed by cigarette smoking, the US Congress banned all advertising for tobacco products on radio and television in 1969.2-3 While tobacco remained a legal product for adults, children's exposure to television commercials that depicted smoking as an attractive lifestyle was . . . [Full Text of this Article] AUTHOR INFORMATION
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