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Poor Kids Exposed to More Secondhand Smoke
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 McGoldrick also thinks that smoking in movies needs to be curbed.
"This study adds to the evidence that kids exposed to smoking in movies are more likely not only to experiment with smoking, but become established smokers later in life," he said.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids calls for movies that show smoking to be rated R. The group also would like filmmakers to certify that they received no money from tobacco companies or others to use a particular brand of cigarettes in the film.
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"In addition, movies with smoking in them should have anti-smoking ads before the movie," McGoldrick said.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on secondhand smoke.
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Last updated 4/3/2009
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SOURCES: Michael Weitzman, M.D., professor, pediatrics, New York University, New York City; Madeline Dalton, Ph.D., director, Hood Center for Children and Families, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, N.H.; Danny McGoldrick, research director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Washington, D.C.; April 2009 Pediatrics
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