Victor C. Strasburger
Children, Adolescents, Substance Abuse, and the Media
policy statement retired july 2017 causes adolescent substance use multifactorial media play key role tobacco alcohol represent 2 significant drug threats adolescents 25 billion per year spent advertising tobacco alcohol prescription drugs advertising shown effective digital media increasingly used advertise drugs addition exposure pg13 rrated movies early age may major factor onset adolescent tobacco alcohol use american academy pediatrics recommends ban tobacco advertising media limitations alcohol advertising avoiding exposure young children substancerelated tobacco alcohol prescription drugs illegal drugs content television pg13 rrated movies incorporating topic advertising media substance abuseprevention programs implementing media education programs classroom