Teens are influenced by health risks of smoking
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who underestimate the risks of smoking — or overestimate the social value — are substantially more likely than their peers to take up the habit, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that among 395 high school students they followed for two years, those who thought the health risks of smoking were fairly low, or the social benefits fairly high, were about three times more likely than their peers to start smoking.
The fact that these perceptions influence teenagers’ likelihood of smoking makes sense, but until now it hadn’t been clear whether this was the case.
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on Dec 31st, 2008 and is filed under General Health, Teens & General Health.
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