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Report Links Teen Smoking, Depression
Smoking cigarettes may make teens more susceptible to depression, alcohol abuse, and illegal drug use, a new report states.
The report "Tobacco: The Smoking Gun" was released today by the Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA).
Also, researchers at Temple University have found that 16- and 18-year-olds exposed to secondhand smoke at home were 30 percent less likely to pass standardized tests than their peers.
They reached this conclusion after analyzing data from thousands of mothers and children in the United Kingdom, and factoring in other risk factors, such as socioeconomic status, gender and smoking by teens.
The findings add to a growing body of evidence that secondhand smoke affects children's academic performance. This study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, did not answer why.
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A consultation on raising the age for the purchase of tobacco products in Northern Ireland is welcomed by doctors.
The British Medical Association said it would be recommending that the age be raised from 16 to 18.
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Posted by mach1231
at 2:49 PM PDT
Updated: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:39 PM PDT
