Question

Explain how media influences teens to use and not use tobacco products.

Answer 1

Answer: Many young people know smoking is not healthy but still think it's cool. A big reason for this is the media. Tobacco and e-cigarette companies spend billions of dollars every year promoting their products at stores, in magazines, and online.

Most ads show smokers as healthy, energetic, and successful. There are also many TV, video game, and and movie scenes showing people smoking. These scenes promote the idea that lots of people smoke and rarely show the bad consequences of smoking like trouble breathing, cancer, complications with other diseases, or even death.

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