Tobacco Commercial and its Effects in Indonesia

           Source: www.talktofrank.com

            Access high cigarette advertising in the age group of children and teenagers is to form a misperception on their thinking. Cigarette promotion was targeted to kids that smoking is cool and great. Teenage children do not realize that it's a form of advertising makes it tempting to consume cigarettes without a clear idea of ​​the impact.

According to Santinel, "Critics are reacting with Outrage to an Indonesian billboard campaign by the tobacco company PT Sampoerna roomates, translated, says that" Dying is better than leaving a friend; Sampoerna is a cool friend. ""

This kind of advertisement would make young people think that cigarette just an ordinary and do no harm, also think that it is their friends everyday and they should consume. The effect to the children and teenagers nowadays is that they will consume the cigarettes to make them look cool in front of people. Besides that it will give the impact want to consume constantly, do not stop. It will give a danger to them; it will give bad impacts such as lung disease, shortness of breath and cancer.

Sentinel, 2011. Smoking Ad in Indonesia Condemned. Last accessed April 4, 2013. From: http://asiancorrespondent.com/63568/smoking-ad-in-indonesia-condemned/