Neale Godfrey: Return to the Nest
Jill Patir: Hug Your Loved Ones a Little Tighter
Anti-Smoking ads not so anti-
Filed under: Health & Safety: Babies, Media, That's Entertainment
If a new study from the Oregon State University is correct, all those anti-smoking ads put out by the tobacco industry don't work so good. In fact, they may very well encourage smoking among some teens. One hundred thousand high school students were surveyed to determine their attitudes toward smoking. Apparently, the ads weren't doing their job.Philip Morris, on the other hand, says it ain't so, that they've spent a billion dollars to develop the advertising campaigns. They also claim they have research that proves their ads work. I think I have to go with the university researchers on this one. Remembering that there's no such thing as bad publicity, I think that the tobacco companies are quite happy to put their name out there even in a negative way. Because, after all, everyone knows the best way to get a rebellious teenager to do something is to tell them not to.
Your<span>Voice</span>
Ask Us Anything About Parenting
Recently Asked
- Government theft , war, paper reduction act?
- Copyright court case litigation? the words spoken by attorney at trial ? in defense of a product or person(or as plaintiff or defendant))
- D. hickman v. intel, microsoft et.al federal district court dc (bill gates deposition part 1 you tube?) are you a owner of a company?
TheTalkies:RelatedVideos
-
Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads Banned In NYC
The tobacco companies fought New York City, and won. Graphic anti-smoking ads have been banned from Big Apple shops. A judge saying it is the place of the federal government to deem what is is safe, not the city.
-
Star of Voice Box Anti-Smoking Ad Dies
Debi Austin, who gained fame for starring in an anti-smoking commercial in which she smoked a cigarette through a hole in her throat, died of cancer last Friday. Joining the conversation are Josh Garber, Kimberly Williams and Molly Darden.
-
U.S. Unveils New Anti-Smoking Ads
A wave of new ads from the U.S. Government called “Tips from Former Smokers,” depict people who lost limbs, kidneys, and loved ones from smoking. Betsy McKay has details on the latest push to try to get Americans to quit.
-
Anti-Smoking PSA Compares Farting To Smoking
Farting is funny. Smoking is not. That's the dynamic which fuels this amusing spot from the Ontario Ministry of Health's "Quit The Denial" campaign in Canada. The bit follows a woman from her shrink's office to a party of flatulent friends to show how her farting becomes an addictive crutch. Titled "Social Farter", the ad is rather, um, long-winded, requiring nearly a minute of passing gas before revealing its point.
SitesWeLove
- Site Map
- |
- Staff
- |
- Terms of Service
- |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Trademarks
- |
- Advertise With Us
- |
- About Our Ads
- |
- AOL Downloads
- |
- Contact Us
- |
© Copyright 2012 AOL Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Aol Family
ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
12-20-2006 @ 12:06PM
Christine said...Oh, totally.... *nods*
Reply
12-20-2006 @ 12:51PM
Lisa said...How about we discuss how ridiculous it is that a perfectly legal product is required to pay for advertising telling the public not to use it? Let's just ban cigarettes already!! Oh, that's right. The government likes the revenue they receive from cigarette taxes too much.
Reply