Public Health

Question 1

What three ways can addictive behaviour be reduced? (Public addiction)

Answer 1

• Advertisement bans
• Fear arousal
• School based intervention

Question 2

Why are bans so important? (Public addiction)

Answer 2

• reduce the appeal of the substance

- SLT believes the images will be repeated if they are not hidden

Question 3

What did the Academy of Science find? (Public addiction)

Answer 3

As the cost of advertisement rose, as did the amount of alcohol consumed by 11-15 year olds

Question 4

What did Synder find? (Public addiction)

Answer 4

A strong correlation between the volume of alcohol consumed and the number of adverts watched

Question 5

What did Pekurien find? (Public addiction)

Answer 5

Cigarette consumption decreased after the ban on smoking inside

Question 6

What did Hornik find? (Public addiction)

Answer 6

After a US campaign, marajiana usage actually increased

Question 7

What did Conrod find? (Public addiction)

Answer 7

High risk students were identified and given educational support compared to those who were not given support. Those without support were 1.7x more likely to have consumed alcohol