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  • Toys 'R' Us Ad Campaign Riles Some

    11/01/2003 1:00:37 PM PST · by Jean S · 123 replies · 486+ views
    AP ^ | Fri Oct 31, 9:25 PM ET | JOE CAREY
    WASHINGTON - A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire of anti-drug advocates who say the ad sends a dangerous message to children. "Any portrayal of inhalant use is bad, especially when we're reaching out to younger children who are at most risk of abusing inhalants," Charles Curie, administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, said Friday. According to a 2002 Monitoring the Future Study, 15.2 percent of eighth-graders have used inhalants in their lifetime. The ad campaign has finished its rotation...