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Do TV shows glorify drug use and encourage youths to enter the drug trade? Should all images of drinking and smoking be banned from TV? What about advertisements that try to convince youths how much fun it is to drink beer or smoke cigarettes?

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Do TV shows glorify drug use and encourage youths to enter the drug trade? Should all images of drinking and smoking be banned from TV? What about advertisements that try to convince youths how much fun it is to drink beer or smoke cigarettes?

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I do not think that TV shows glorify drug use and encourage youths to enter drug trade because TV is also educating today's youth about the ill-effects of drugs. Even though many people complain that TV has promoted such lifestyles among today's youth, I sincerely believe that today's youth is much more informed and educated about the harmful effects and negative impact of such dangerous habits. Today's television broadcasts ...

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