Bar and Club Tobacco Promotions in the Alternative Press: Targeting Young Adults
Edward Sepe, MS and
Stanton A. Glantz, PhD
The authors are with the Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco.
Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Stanton A. Glantz, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0130, San Francisco, CA 94143-0130 (e-mail: glantz{at}medicine.ucsf.edu).
Objectives. This study examined changes in tobacco promotionsin the alternative press in San Francisco and Philadelphia from1994 to 1999.
Methods. A random sample of alternative newspapers was analyzed,and a content analysis was conducted.
Results. Between 1994 and 1999, numbers of tobacco advertisementsincreased from 8 to 337 in San Francisco and from 8 to 351 inPhiladelphia. Product advertisements represented only 45% to50% of the total; the remaining advertisements were entertainment-focusedpromotions, mostly barclub and event promotions.
Conclusions. The tobacco industry has increased its use of barsand clubs as promotional venues and has used the alternativepress to reach the young adults who frequent these establishments.This increased targeting of young adults may be associated withan increase in smoking among this group.
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