The powerful effect of television on people’s perspective is undeniable. This is the reason why advertisements shown on televisions tend to gain more customers for the products they endorse than those advertisements printed in newspapers, brochures and pamphlets. Nowadays, internet advertisements also increase in a rapid rate and may exceed television advertisements in the near future. For this reason, the television and the internet have become some of the best ways organizations create public awareness on the negative effects of drug addiction. Some government and non-government organizations even use some of their budget and funds on television campaigns against drug addiction and promoting drug rehabilitation for those who are already drug dependents.

Some television and internet advertisements and campaigns just like what is shown in the website of the Narconon Freedom center, may even show pictures or video clips of a drug rehab center as well as clips that show happy and contented patients undergoing drug treatment program to decrease the negative misconception of most people that entering rehabilitation is like entering a state prison. By simply visiting the site, one is presented some information about their treatment courses.

Some television campaigns show pictures or clips that show the negative effects of alcohol or drug dependency on a person to make people understand how these kinds of addictions may lead to the ruining of their lives and the lives of the people they love. Some campaigns may also show how crime rates increased because of factors related to drug and alcohol addiction.