I learned of the following article by Tara Parker-Pope in the New York Times at Professor Malloy's HealthLawProf Blog: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/healthlawprof_blog/
Parker-Pope discusses a recent study concerning the subject matter or references found in the songs teenagers are listening to via (largely) their MP3 or compact disc players. She explains:
"One in three popular songs contains explicit references to drug or alcohol use, according to a new report in The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. That means kids are receiving about 35 references to substance abuse for every hour of music they listen to, the authors determined. While songs about drugs and excess are nothing new, the issue is getting more attention because so many children now have regular access to music out of the earshot of parents. Nearly 9 out of 10 adolescents and teens have an MP3 player or a compact disc player in their bedrooms."
