Media Mindfulness

United Press International - Consumer Health - Media-savvy teens less likely to smoke:

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 9 (UPI) — Teens who are savvier about the motives and methods of advertisers may be less inclined to smoke cigarettes, finds a U.S. study.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine say thousands of adolescents each day are lured to smoking cigarettes by advertisements and movies that feature sophisticated models and actors, suggesting that smoking is a glamorous, grown-up activity.