A first time study that portrays the degree of illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use in selected popular movies and music was released today by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicesf Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The study examined the 200 most popular movie rentals and 1000 of the most popular songs from 1996 and 1997. Findings revealed that 98 percent of movies studied depicted substance use. Illicit drugs appeared in 22 percent of the movies studied. Twenty-seven percent of the 1000 songs contained a clear reference to either alcohol or illicit drugs. This is the first national study of its kind to quantify the frequency and nature of substance use in entertainment media.