Smoking in the Movies and the Impact on Teens

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Smoking in the Movies and the Impact on Teens

03:43 | Kevin Edwards | Nov 16th, 2007 12:15pm |

Common Sense Media CEO Jim Steyer talks about a new study that finds smoking cigarettes on the big screen can lead teens to light up.

Statistics cited in the podcast from CBS 5 San Francisco:
2,000 teens start smoking every day in the U.S.
60% of movies feature a lead character smoking.
80% of PG-13 films feature smoking.

More info:
CommonSenseMedia.org

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Tags: Common Sense Media, Jim Steyer

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7 Responses to “Smoking in the Movies and the Impact on Teens”

hiimajit:
November 21st, 2006 at 9:39 am

It definitely has a great impact on teens.
kim:
November 21st, 2006 at 10:32 pm

Should use the above study and ban smoking scenes from media
derricktgroupe:
February 12th, 2007 at 3:30 am

The study should definitely be used to take proper action
Jay:
February 12th, 2007 at 3:32 am

Teens should giveup smoking
derricktgroupe:
February 15th, 2007 at 7:55 am

Should definitely be used to take proper action
Jaya:
February 15th, 2007 at 8:04 am

all ads for smoking should be banned
geovanni:
October 16th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

i think that the teen should know right from wrong and should make there own mistakes