Smoking, Teens And Their Parents: New Research

A new study found that adolescents were at the greatest risk of smoking when their parents began smoking at an early age and the parents’ smoking quickly reached high levels and persisted over time. The study, published in the November issue of Health Psychology, draws from the long-running Indiana University Smoking Survey and builds on previous research that suggests smoking behavior is influenced by both genetics and the environment.

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Filed under: Smoking / Quit Smoking on November 25th, 2008