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/^t/The older the child becomes, the wider is his exposure. Minors are said to be specially prone to advertising. They pester their parents, as the advertisers well know. Violent cartoons give way to sexual innuendoes of teen-directed magazines and e-mail. An impression of normality is lent by the sheer volume. A variety of conclusions emerge from the plethora of surveys conducted. Everybody is having sex; there is a happy end to every problem; skinny bodies are most desirable. Popular music adds to the false impressions, and the rock star has his disciples absorbing the message that sex, drugs and violence give an escape from our sometimes humdrum existence. Hence, young girls go on a diet and at the extreme develop anorexia or bulimia, and most youngsters desperately try to keep up to date with the trends. Yet, this is not always the case. In spite of the fact that five million people had seen "Crash", statistics showed no increase in the number of traffic accidents. Furtermore, television often broadcasts films like for instance "Trainspotters" which shows negative results of heroin addiction.