This study examined five types of implicit health information in magazine
advertisements for youth- and adult-oriented cigarette brands across pre-
and post-Master Settlement Agreement eras. Analysis of 1,004
advertisements revealed implicit health information was prevalent in the
cigarette advertisements, and the level of such information did not change
much between the two MSA eras. Impressionistic verbal health cues
appeared more frequently than factual health claims, and youth-oriented
brand ads portrayed nature scenes and physical activity more prominently
and promoted light cigarettes more frequently than ads for adult-oriented
brands. Policy implications focus on implicit information in cigarette
advertisements that reach young people.