Ethical Challenges Of Tobacco Advertisements

Tobacco companies should be prevented from using advertising tactics that target teenagers. There has always been controversy as to how tobacco companies should prevent using advertising tactics to target teenagers. As controversial as this is tobacco companies shouldn’t advertise teen smoking. Many teens may be lured to believe cigarette advertising because it has been part of the American Culture for years, magazine ads and the media target young people, and these companies receive a drastic increase financially; however, the advertising by these cigarette companies has disadvantages such as having to campaign against their own company, limiting their cigarette advertising and becoming a controversial dilemma as to encouraging teenagers

Although tobacco advertisements are banned, people still consume it. The ban started in 1971 and since then has become even more strict on the sponsoring and promotion of tobacco brand logos. Now, all tobacco ads used, dissuade users from consuming. Advertisements in general can be obnoxious and tiresome, but they are sometimes necessary for the seller to get their point across. Ads are either trying to get money from the consumer or driving to change a person’s mind positively. The main reasoning for the creation of advertisements is to persuade the viewer or audience through the evocation of ethos, pathos, and logos, to have a change of mind about the product. The ads I chose are both similar, but have different goals towards their audience.

Psychology is defined as the study of the human mind and mental status in order to predict and also explain aspects of human behaviour. In regards to the behaviour concerning addiction, tobacco use is considered the most highly used (and abused) legal substance nationwide. It also has the highest leading risk factors causing considerable rates in morbidity and mortality and several types of cancer, respiratory disease and heart disease; relating to why promoting behavioural change (through aspects of psychology) is considered so imperative in today 's healthcare environment. In addition, the health promotion source that this essay will be examining is the National Tobacco Campaign, aimed at altering smoking behaviours, plus the associated advertisement strategies used, and lastly the psychological theories associated.

‘Public health is everyone’s business’ illustrates Jones (2012, p.2). The Faculty of Public Health regard public health as a combination of health protection, health advancement and promoting health (Griffiths and Dark, 2006, cited in Jones, 2012, p.6).

The tobacco industry has one of the most unethical approaches when it comes to marketing and social responsibility in business. Tobacco has been around for many years and despite its dangerous effects on consumers their marketing approach and unethical behavior does not seem to be changing. Tobacco companies have also failed to live up to social responsibilities in the communities regardless of its capital gains and profit.

Tobacco has existed for long as we have known about history, but due to the negative effects of it to the broader community Tobacco has sparked greater controversy across the globe. Many people argue that it is the government’s responsibility to protect the individual but on the contrary some disagree and believe it’s up to the individual. This essay will elaborate above mentioned aspects and lead to a logical conclusion.

Ethics is something that should be incorporated into many policy making decisions. Policy making is not easy. Incorporating ethics into decisions add another level of difficulty. However, sometimes to make the best decisions, one should take into consideration not only whether it’s technically possible and politically doable, but also whether the decision is

Beyond the year 1985 to present the Food and Drugs Administration have been approving, administering and withdrawing drugs from pharmacies that have had death threating side effects among us; these side effects have led to injuries, death and major surgeries that have been affecting hundred thousands of individuals worldwide. There are over 100 drugs being issued among us year by year that would be considered a “dangerous drug”. Dangerous prescription drugs have been continuously manufactured year by year while we have no idea of the discomfort and unbearable diseases they may cause.

During the early 20th century our great nation established an amendment, due to a national temperance movement, many believed would reduce recklessness, destructive behavior, social issues, improve the health of America, etc. The 18th amendment brought an era of Prohibition which led to a dramatic decrease on alcohol related deaths, however it led to organized secret crimes and the country ratified the amendment with the 21st amendment. Also prominently during this time women were changing to the independent and “sexy” life style thus being persuaded by tobacco companies on how smoking makes them thinner and empowered. Nevertheless throughout the 20th century health problems were arise due to smoking. Alcohol and tobacco advertisements should

Question 1: How can SCT and ISCT address the controversial nature of advertising and promoting cigarettes across international borders?

The use of tobacco is a very controversial topic here in the United States. The harmful side effects of tobacco are well known and consequently, many believe that it should be outlawed. Though this has not yet occurred, constant regulations on the industry and

Public health concerns the health of a whole population, and spans a variety of issues that include the processes necessary to “developing effective interventions” (Childress 170). This means that public health policy will scientifically evaluate the issues that may lead to an unhealthy population, and then act accordingly for the sake of the population’s well-being. The topics that public health addresses can be anything that can make an impact on the health of our population – which we can individually define as a public health issues. Yet, we must not group medicine into public health because our goal is not to find a way to treat individual effects of public health issues, but understand what causes them in the first place. It’s simply a way to prevent large societal health problems by defining and suggesting regulations to either eliminate or lessen the medical problem. An effective system requires communication among members of the community and a strong regulating body to ensure the best chance of health as a society (Childress 171).

The tobacco industry is a very unethical industry, due to the long term effects of tobacco on humans. The industry also does not assess the ethical and social responsibility the best way that it should. There are many factors that make the industry unethical; some of the reasons are the way the cigarette companies around the world Advertise, the way governments and cigarette companies make a huge profit from the sales of cigarettes, and the labeling health risks. I do believe however that there is something that the tobacco companies can do to better their strategy as far as their ethics go. I think that they should, always be looking for the best interest on their consumers, as well as advertise strictly

Have you seen a tobacco commercial recently? I bet you saw the side effects of smoking and dipping and what it will do to you in the long run. If you watch a tobacco commercial back in the 1970s, they don't show you the side effects of smoking or dipping. They show you that it's alright and shows working men putting in a dip while working or smoking a cigarette. Tobacco commercials from back then up until now. Back then they displayed a different message in their commercial then people do now a days. The two commercials are advertising the same thing, but in two different ways.

The movie The Insider literally provides a seeing glass perspective into the summation of ethical issues in businesses that directly affects the consumers physical and psychological health and the alleged methods that the tobacco company would resort to in order to safe guard itself from litigation and from disclosing information that will adversely affect the sale of its sole money making product yet is ultimately crucial to its customers understanding of the contents of the product that they are purchasing and its implications on their personal health.