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The purpose of this project is to explore the impact of media on substance abuse among adolescents. Purpose Significance Adolescents and children have a greater vulnerability to alcohol as opposed to adults. Since alcohol adver<sing is a poten<al factor for encouraging drinking among adolescents, preventa<ve measures should be taken in order to educate the ci<zens of New Jersey especially the youth. Prolonged alcohol use interferes with the Brain’s communica<on pathway. It can damage the heart, liver, pancreas, cause certain cancers and it can affect one’s immune system. Methods Par<cipants that were 18 years and younger were the focus of the longitudinal studies. Longitudinal studies assessing the rela<onship of media in rela<on to youth and substance abuse were examined. AKer analyzing the studies, review of whether media makes any contribu<on to the alcohol/ substance abuse among youths/ adolescents was evaluated. Outcome The longitudinal studies conclude that alcohol adver<sing increases the likelihood that adolescents who already drink, will drink more and that those who do not drink will start to use alcohol. Evalua9on The results presented should be incorporated into schoolbased programs that will help adolescents become aware of the detriments of substance abuse. Subsequent studies should be conducted to ensure that adolescents understand the dangers of using drugs. In addi<on, surveys should be used as markers to measure success of the school based programs that preach against the use of drugs and alcohol. I would like to thank Angela Conover and all other contributors for their hard work. Exploring The Rela9onship Between Media And Substance Abuse Partnership For A DrugFree New Jersey Joanne Ekpeni Acknowledgment Out of 13 longitudinal studies, 12 studies concluded that media has an impact on subsequent alcohol use Has<ngs, Gerald, Ross Gordon, Kathryn Angus, and Avalon D. Bruijn. "Alcohol and Alcoholism." Oxford University Press 44.3 (n.d.): 22943. Impact of Alcohol Adver<sing and Media Exposure on Adolescent Alcohol Use: A Systema<c Review of Longitudinal Studies. Web. 1 Apr. 2015. "Alcohol's Effects on the Body." Alcohol's Effects on the Body. Web. 1 Apr. 2015. <hgp://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol health/alcoholseffectsbody>. Photo by Mar<ne

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The  purpose  of  this  project  is  to  explore  the  impact  of  media  on  substance  abuse  among  adolescents.        

Purpose  

Significance  

Adolescents  and  children  have  a  greater  vulnerability  to  alcohol  as  opposed  to  adults.    Since  alcohol  adver<sing  is  a  poten<al  factor  for  encouraging  drinking  among  adolescents,    preventa<ve  measures  should  be  taken  in  order  to  educate  the  ci<zens  of  New  Jersey  especially  the  youth.    Prolonged  alcohol  use  interferes  with  the  Brain’s  communica<on  pathway.  It  can  damage  the  heart,  liver,  pancreas,  cause  certain  cancers  and  it  can  affect  one’s  immune  system.        

Methods  

Par<cipants  that  were  18  years  and  younger  were  the  focus  of  the  longitudinal  studies.    Longitudinal  studies  assessing  the  rela<onship  of  media  in  rela<on  to  youth  and  substance  abuse  were  examined.      AKer  analyzing  the  studies,  review  of  whether  media  makes  any  contribu<on  to  the  alcohol/  substance  abuse  among  youths/  adolescents  was  evaluated.      

Outcome  

 The  longitudinal  studies    conclude  that  alcohol    adver<sing  increases  the  likelihood  that  adolescents  who  already  drink,  will  drink  more  and  that  those  who  do  not  drink  will  start  to  use  alcohol.        

Evalua9on    

The  results  presented  should  be  incorporated  into  school-­‐based  programs  that  will  help  adolescents  become  aware  of  the  detriments  of  substance  abuse.      Subsequent  studies  should  be  conducted  to  ensure  that  adolescents  understand  the  dangers  of  using  drugs.    In  addi<on,  surveys  should  be  used  as  markers  to  measure  success  of  the  school  based  programs  that  preach  against  the  use  of  drugs  and  alcohol.        

 I  would  like  to  thank  Angela  Conover  and  all  other  contributors  for  their  hard  work.    

Exploring  The  Rela9onship  Between  Media  And  Substance  Abuse    

Partnership  For  A  Drug-­‐Free  New  Jersey  Joanne  Ekpeni  

Acknowledgment    

Out  of  13  longitudinal  

studies,  12  studies  concluded  that  media  has  an  

impact  on  subsequent  alcohol  use  

Has<ngs,  Gerald,  Ross  Gordon,  Kathryn  Angus,  and  Avalon  D.  Bruijn.  "Alcohol  and  Alcoholism."  Oxford  University  Press  44.3  (n.d.):  229-­‐43.  Impact  of  Alcohol  Adver<sing  and  Media  Exposure  on  Adolescent  Alcohol  Use:  A  Systema<c  Review  of  Longitudinal  Studies.  Web.  1  Apr.  2015.  

"Alcohol's  Effects  on  the  Body."  Alcohol's  Effects  on  the  Body.  Web.  1  Apr.  2015.  <hgp://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-­‐health/alcohols-­‐effects-­‐body>.  

Photo  by  Mar<ne