such progress‚ tobacco use remains widespread. About one in four American adults mokes‚ and each more than 400‚000 Americans die from effects of cigarette smoking. Nonsmokers subjected to the smoke of others also suffer: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke causes more than 50‚000 annual deaths among nonsmokers. Smoking by pregnant women is responsible for about 10% of all infant deaths in this country. Smokeless tobacco and cigars are regaining popularity. The use of smokeless tobacco tripled since
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the ban on tobacco advertising in India: India has several million smokers accounting for a significant proportion of the world’s smokers. According to the article‚ the World Health Organization (WHO) said that tobacco accounted for over 3 million deaths in 1990; and by 1998 the figure would rise to 4.023 million with an increasing threating rate of 10 million in 2030. The tobacco problem in India is peculiar; it is characterized by a large proportion on non-cigarette and smokeless tobacco use. Many
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Alcohol Advertising Television is the number one spot where advertisements are released because of the variety of age groups that it reaches throughout the United States. “Average number of hours per week that American youth ages 12-17 watch television: 20 hours‚ 20 minutes‚” (CERC‚ 1998). Although Television is the most effective way to advertise products because of how much it is consumed and how large of an audience it captures‚ does it attract individuals who were not intended to be targeted
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norms as in the case of marketing tobacco to children. It is long proven that tobacco consumption has a harmful impact on kids. In spite of numerous settlement suits and laws that have been framed to curtail tobacco marketing to kids‚ marketers continue to entice and addict kids (16). The consequences are potentially dangerous – estimated 5.6 million premature deaths of American kids alive today will die with tobacco related illnesses (17). Various internal tobacco industry documents‚ submitted to
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The issue of the Indian Government possibly banning tobacco ads is cause for much ethical concern‚ and compelling arguments are made by both sides. Those in favor of the ban have many valid concerns‚ such as the health risks associated with long term tobacco use. Those opposed to the ban have strong arguments as well‚ such as the issue of should the government be able to tell people what they can or cannot do in regards to risking their health. Through is paper I will do my best to summarize the
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Should alcohol and tobacco advertisement be banned? We may see alcohol and tobacco advertisements everywhere‚ on television‚ in newspaper‚ on street ads card etc. Alcohol ads usually create several feints to tell people that alcohol is good for people and induce people to drink. On the other hand‚ the malign influence of advertisements shows smoking as something "cool". But we know the truth is not so. Alcohol is harmful for people’s health and sometimes it may bring bad effects to self-impression
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History[edit] Concern about health effects of tobacco has a long history. Gideon Lincecum‚ an American naturalist and practitioner of botanical medicine‚ wrote in the early 19th century on tobacco: "This poisonous plant has been used a great deal as a medicine by the old school faculty‚ and thousands have been slain by it. ... It is a very dangerous article‚ and use it as you will‚ it always diminishes the vital energies in exact proportion to the quantity used - it may be slowly‚ but it is very
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the Ban on Tobacco Advertising in India‚ Conflicts of Interest‚ and Steps in an Ethical Decision Making Process” There were many arguments in favor of the ban on tobacco advertising in India and many arguments against it. Also‚ a conflict of interest issue existed between the Indian government and the welfare of its citizens. However‚ governments can follow the steps in the ethical decision making process that are outlined in the course textbook in order to make a decision regarding tobacco advertising
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Alcohol consumption should be banned A dizzying array of research suggests alcohol can have both good and bad effects‚ but making sense of such studies all comes down to preaching about the evil effects of alcohol and the substantial impact on our health. Alcohol is more than just an ordinary beverage. Alcohol’s consequences weigh more than any of its positives. This debate points out few of the reasons as to why alcohol should be banned. Firstly‚ alcohol should be illegal because it is just
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The Effects of Advertising Advertising is considered a paid communication through a non-personal medium in which the sponsor is identified and the message is controlled. Variations include publicity‚ public relations‚ product placement‚ sponsorship‚ time shifted advertising‚ underwriting‚ and sales promotion. Every major medium is used to deliver these messages such as the television‚ radio‚ movies‚ magazines‚ newspapers‚ the internet‚ and billboards. Advertisements can also be seen on the seats
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