Comments on: Drug company uses movie promotion to target your kids https://ethicalnag.org/2012/08/01/movie-promotions-sell-drugs-for-kids/ Marketing Ethics for the Easily Swayed Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bill Bob https://ethicalnag.org/2012/08/01/movie-promotions-sell-drugs-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-410800 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:06:55 +0000 http://ethicalnag.org/?p=9471#comment-410800 It’s going to get much worse with mobile ads. Which should be outlawed now.

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]]> By: Carolyn Thomas https://ethicalnag.org/2012/08/01/movie-promotions-sell-drugs-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-41558 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:13:28 +0000 http://ethicalnag.org/?p=9471#comment-41558 I agree, Dr. Joe. Parents should be pointing out these marketing strategies from toddlerhood on. I wrote more about this at “Warning: Dora the Explorer May Be Dangerous to your Children’s Health”

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]]> By: Dr. Joe Kosterich https://ethicalnag.org/2012/08/01/movie-promotions-sell-drugs-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-41522 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:05:51 +0000 http://ethicalnag.org/?p=9471#comment-41522 This is staggering. Encouraging kids to ask for drugs. Think about where this may lead when they are teenagers. Some days I really wonder if the lunatics truly are in charge of the asylum.

The only saving grace is maybe, just maybe some parents will use it as an opportunity to educate their kids about marketing and pharma in general.

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