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Teens who see more smoking in movies may have increased risk of becoming established smokers

Exposure to smoking in movies appears to be associated with adolescents' risk of becoming established smokers who have used at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetimes, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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