Household smoking restrictions and adolescent smoking

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Among adolescents, home smoking restrictions have been associated with decreased smoking. Accordingly, the current study tested the relation of adolescent smoking to home smoking policy, controlling for parental smoking, peer smoking and tobacco marketing. Researchers used the 1999 data from the Growing Up Today Study, a longitudinal cohort of adolescents.

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Comment: This article demonstrates how much of an influence parents have on their kids. Actions do speak louder than words.