Erschienen in:
01.05.2008 | Correspondence
Drugs in the Newspapers
verfasst von:
Giampaolo Velo, Riccardo Renzi, Roberto Satolli
Erschienen in:
Drugs
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Ausgabe 7/2008
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Excerpt
Communication about drugs through newspapers is a critical issue with a high ethical impact in a modern society, which is characterized by a strong consumerism, including that for drugs. Newspapers and journalists have in their hands a very powerful opportunity to influence the choices people make and this becomes more critical when it refers to health problems. Within the area of health, the drug market is a huge business, and even more so in those countries, such as the US and New Zealand, where direct to consumer advertising is permitted. …