Smoking in Films: Adolescents and Unregulated Exposure
Submitted by Ally
- 13 December 2016
In its latest Smoke-Free Movies Report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) advised governments that films featuring tobacco use ought to be classified for their adult content. Published in the journal Tobacco Control, a new study supports this recommendation, concluding that scenes of tobacco use are a ‘prevalent and potent risk factor for smoking initiation’ and that current controls may be inadequate in protecting teenagers and young adults from exposure to such images.