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Teensandyoungpeople-thosefolkswhotakethecarwithoutaskingandpretendnottohearwhenyouaskthemtoturndownthemusic-seemtobemorelikelytostopsmokingiftheythinktheirsmokecouldharmthosearoundthem.
“Thekidsweremereconcernedabouttheharmfuleffectsofsecondhandsmokethantheywereconcernedaboutthemselves”saysStantonGlandzaprofessorofmedicineattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFrancisco.
Thebeliefthatsecondhandsmokeharmedpeoplearoundthemmeredoubledthechancesthattheyoungsmokerswereplanningtostoptheirhabitin30daysoralreadyhadgivenup.
Howeverthesamewasn'ttruewhentheyoungpeoplewereaskedwhethertheywereworriedabouttheirownhealthrisksbecauseofsmoking.Glantzsaystheresponseswerenotstatistically(从统计上)importantasasigntoshowthatconcernwouldleadthemtogiveupsmoking.
Theresearchstudies300smokersand300non-smokersbetween14and22yearsofage.
Previousstudieshavefoundthattheilleffectsofsecond-handsmokeareenoughtocauseadultsmokerstogiveuporatleastconsideritbutGlantzsaysthisisthefirstproofthatteensalsoareaffectedbytheseconcerns.
“Likeadultskidsareconcernedabouttheeffectofsmokingonothers”hesays.“Oneofthebigmistakesthatanti-smokingpeoplehavemadeisthatthey'vetreatedkidsdifferentlyfromadults.”
Thetobaccocompaniestreatkidslikeadultsandthat'spartoftheattractionGlantzsays.Thosetryingtogetkidstostopsmokingshoulddothesamehesays.
About4millionteenagerssmokeaccordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation(学会)andmorethan3000teensundertheageof18becomedailysmokerseveryday.Ifthesecontinueabout5millionofthoseteenswilldieofsomediseasecausedbysmokingtheassociationestimates(估计).
Previousstudiesofhowanti-tobaccoadvertisingaffectspeoplehaveshownthatworryaboutsecondhandsmokeinformationabouttheaddictivequalitiesoftobaccoandreportsaboutthetobaccoindustry'sdishonestbehaviorarethethreemosthighlyeffectivemessagesthataffectpeopletostopsmoking.Glantzsays.
“Peoplewhodesigntobaccocontrolprogramsforteensshouldbeputtingmoreemphasisoncleaningindoorair
