Everyone always agrees that alcohol and drug abuse are the most common issues of today 's world. How may that be? - Advertisement! Advertising is meant to broadcast products and to persuade and inform people. Also, it helps manufacturers sell their products. Ads for alcohol and drugs are everywhere, in magazines, on television, on the radio, in newspapers, and by word of mouth. Being so excited about the transitioning of adulthood and becoming entangled in a web of peer pressure, teens and young adults neglect the laws or rules enforced in their lifetime by parents, teachers and other authorities. Some people view the abuse as being cool or fun, especially when trying to “fit in”. But most of today 's younger population fails to realize they
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Yes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) controls and protects anything dealing with public health. “On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA, also known as the tobacco control act) granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.” (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Although the products and advertisements can be regulated, the FDA cannot ban all tobacco products. Alcohol is regulated by a process known as self-regulation. Self-regulation is when a business or industry is responsible for its own regulations and actions. This method of regulation differs from place to place. There is a Code which states that, “Advertising should be legal, decent, honest, and truthful, prepared with a sense of social responsibility to the consumer and society and with proper respect for the rules of fair competition.” (International Center for Alcohol Policies) This Code is known as the International Code of Advertising. The FDA and International Code of Advertising can regulate only so much. People are always trying to find ways around the regulations, and sometimes they do
Yes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) controls and protects anything dealing with public health. “On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA, also known as the tobacco control act) granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.” (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Although the products and advertisements can be regulated, the FDA cannot ban all tobacco products. Alcohol is regulated by a process known as self-regulation. Self-regulation is when a business or industry is responsible for its own regulations and actions. This method of regulation differs from place to place. There is a Code which states that, “Advertising should be legal, decent, honest, and truthful, prepared with a sense of social responsibility to the consumer and society and with proper respect for the rules of fair competition.” (International Center for Alcohol Policies) This Code is known as the International Code of Advertising. The FDA and International Code of Advertising can regulate only so much. People are always trying to find ways around the regulations, and sometimes they do