Sunday, April 29, 2007

Alcohol Ads Target Young Blacks

Young Blacks see far more than their share of the $383 million worth of advertising placed in major magazines by the nation's alcohol industry.
A report developed with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shows that young people who start drinking before the age of 15 are five times more likely to have alcohol-related problems later in life.

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