Media Savvy Teens Less Likely To Smoke

October 23, 2006

In a current study published by the Journal of Adolescent Health, researchers analyzed responses from 1,211 high school students to a survey that assessed the students' current smoking, potential future smoking and their smoking media literacy. The findings suggest that making teens more media savvy about the subtle pro-smoking messages in movies and other media may reduce their likelihood of smoking. View news story.