Cigarette advertisements can influence impressionable minds, a recent study has proved.
Cigarette Smoking Increases Death Risk for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients
Survivors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma who are former or current smokers are more likely to have their disease progress, relapse, or spread, and are more likely to die of their disease.
Survivors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma who are former or current smokers are more likely to have their disease progress, relapse, or spread, and are more likely to die of their disease.
"We were surprised how long the influence of pro-smoking messages lasted," study co-author Steven Martino, a psychologist at the RAND Corporation, said. "The results suggest that positive media messages about smoking are likely to influence behavior even if opportunities to smoke occur infrequently," he noted.
"Our findings suggest that exposures that occur before the influence of a prior message 'wears off' could cause the risk of smoking to accumulate over the long term. This might explain why exposure to these media messages can have an enduring effect on people's attitudes and behaviors toward smoking," Martino explained.
Two-Year-Old Chain-Smoking Kid Now Addicted to Food
A two-year old Indonesian boy, who hit the news after being pictured chain-smoking cigarettes, has now managed to kick the habit.
A two-year old Indonesian boy, who hit the news after being pictured chain-smoking cigarettes, has now managed to kick the habit.
Source-Medindia
Legal Age for Cigarette Smoking in New York City Now 21
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a law banning cigarette sales to people under 21.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a law banning cigarette sales to people under 21.
