Kids Who Watch Movies Where The Movie Stars Smoke Are More Likely To Smoke Themselves

[Cherubim1324]

Smoking in Movies May Sway Kids to Try Cigarettes, Study Says (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,174814,00.html)

A large national study in the current issue of Pediatrics suggests that notion is well-founded. Researchers at Dartmouth Medical School and Norris Cotton Cancer Center found children aged 10 to 14 were more likely to try cigarettes if they saw a large amount of smoking in movies, regardless of whether their parents or friends smoked.

[Lycanthroat]

In films, bad guys having fags are uber sexy. But in real life...no. And I tried fags, and nearly coughed my lungs out, so I'll stick to my daily addiction of skinny coke, thanks ;)

But yeah....gullible or what?

[Sassafrass Raistimass]

But yeah....gullible or what?...or a child.

[Lycanthroat]

...or a child.

Depends. I know my 12 year old sister hates fags. Then again, she had 3 older siblings. Though I do think you'd either have to be pretty gullible/weak minded anyway to get influenced just by the movie.

[Sassafrass Raistimass]

Though I do think you'd... have to be pretty... weak mindedHence, child.

WIN!

[Qween B]

dumb children really but thats what i think

[Sassafrass Raistimass]

dumb children reallyOr the child kind of child.

Seriously now, people, you don't need to be Joe Retarded to be influenced by outside media as a child. That's pretty much the very definition of childhood.

[Qween B]

when i was a kid i alwyas thought smoking was dumb and gross even if the chracters were cool so... >.>

[Miles]

I bet if they tried to eat one when they were 3 1/2 they wouldn't be smoking!

They're so gross...But I guess if you see other people you "look up to" as it may be, then you'd think it's a good idea, if you're young enough to realize certain things.

[Zelphiel]

heh... yeah, I guess I can see that.

I can see it now. Mosaic censorship over anything being smoked on tv. >.>