Thursday, September 13, 2007

Exposure to smoking depictions in movies : its association with established adolescent smoking

(Disponible en anglais seulement.)

This study confirmed that exposure to movie smoking in adolescents, was a risk factor not just for trying smoking, but also for onset of most advanced stages of smoking.

http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/161/9/849

Comment: Time is NOW for Hollywood to critically address issues of youth exposure to smoking in movies.