Alcohol_Ads_In_Rolling_Stone_Magazine

Alcohol Ads In Rolling Stone Magazine Imagine flipping through the pages of your favorite magazine. You probably pay little attention to the numerous advertisements scattered throughout the articles and photographs. How much of an impact and influence do these ads actually have on Americans' Alcohol has been and remains a major health problem in the United States. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, causing a number of serious health problems. “Short-term effects of excessive alcohol intake may include impaired judgment and coordination, distorted vision, slurred speech, nausea, and blackouts,” said Delaney (1998). Large quantities of alcohol can even result in death from alcohol poisoning. “The long-term health risks of heavy drinking include hypertension, stroke, cirrhosis of the liver, heart problems, brain and nerve damage, sexual dysfunction, and stomach ailments (Delaney). According to Delaney, in a CNN online article, alcohol is the number one risk of college-age Americans. Over 44 percent of college students participate in binge drinking (Delaney). “On average, at least 50 of these students die from binge drinking each year,” said Delaney. A number of popular magazines target their advertisements toward the younger generation. These alcohol and tobacco ads are aimed at high alcohol, ads, one, number, advertisements, popular, stone, rolling, magazine, way, sex, latest, delaney, younger, sell, reader, impression, even, drinking, appeal, 2002, year, students, society, school, products, product, pictured, liquor, issues, health, generation, gave, focused, drug