Adjust font size Save for Later Email to Friends Print Mode Submit your own content on this or any topic. Get started . The American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting Exposition will be held in Washington D.C the week of November 5-9 and two of the studies that will be presented on Wednesday November 7 should be of interest to parents of teenagers and pre-teenagers. According to a Newswise.com press release , Brian A.

Primack, MD, lead researcher will present a study titled (1) Content Analysis of References to Substance Abuse in Popular Music . It documents that 33% of the songs teenagers listened to in 2005 contained references to substance use. The study examined 279 songs that were rated as the most popular by Billboard magazine and concluded that people who listened to popular music heard an average of more than 35 references to substance use per hour.

The press release states that Rap music was by far the greatest offender, with 77% of Rap songs including references to substance use. The abstract being presented at the conference states the percentage for this category to be a greater number of 86 percent. The category of Country music was in 2nd place with 37% of country songs making mention of or having the subject of substance use.

The press release states that the combined percentage of R B/Hip Hop music containing substance use mentions was at 20% in 2005. However, a closer review of the abstract reveals that the figure that is going to be presented for R B/Hip Hop states that the number is 29 percent. Both the press release and the abstract agree that the lowest percentages for music categories with substance use references were the rock and pop categories.