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Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

Restaurant prohibitions seen to influence how youngsters see smoking: study

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted May 6, 2008 11:27 AM CDT

(Newser) – Restaurant smoking bans are effective at discouraging teen smoking, the AP reports. Studying Massachusetts because of its patchwork of local smoking restrictions, researchers found that teens living in places with strict bans were 40% less likely to become smokers. Local laws didn’t change how... Read full story »

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