Content Analysis of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs in Popular Music

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Authors

Brian A. Primack · University of Pittsburgh

Madeline A. Dalton · General Department of Preventive Medicine

Mary V. Carroll · Public Risk Management Association

Aaron A. Agarwal · VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Michael J. Fine · University of Pittsburgh

Abstract

The average adolescent is exposed to approximately 84 references to explicit substance use daily in popular songs, and this exposure varies widely by musical genre. The substance use depicted in popular music is frequently motivated by peer acceptance and sex, and it has highly positive associations and consequences.

Topics & Keywords

Media Influence and Health Smoking Behavior and Cessation Music History and Culture

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volume 162, Issue 2, pp. 169-169

DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2007.27

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