Despite laws restricting tobacco ad...

Despite laws restricting tobacco advertising, young populace still are exposed to high of the same heights of tobacco product promotion in retail stores, which may influence a fresh generation to take up smoking, according to a March 7 2002 novels release from the Centers for Disease mastery and Prevention. A study designed to evaluate the marketing runs of retail stores that vend tobacco products found that approximately 80% of stores displayed interior tobacco advertising, with 228% displaying high flushs of such advertising. Advertising upon the outside of stores was raise 58.9% of the time, with 404% of stores displaying high evens of exterior advertising. Signs indicating tobacco reign over such as those promoting the "we card" program, were rest in 65.8% of stores; however, and nothing else 4.1% displayed signs with tobacco health warnings.

Other forms of tobacco advertising included multipack discounts and tobacco branded items like as shopping carts, counter mats, and cigarette vending machines. Teenagers are most numerous likely to be exposed to tobacco advertising and promotions at convenience stores or gas stations, according to the release. The subject of attention found that 75% of teenagers store at convenience stores or gas stations at least formerly per week.

Teen Still Expos to Tobacco Ads Despite Advertising Restrictions (new release, Atlanta: Center for Disease curb and Prevention, March 7, 2002) http://wwwcdc .gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r020307.htm (accessed 24 April 2002)

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