Parents play key role in whether teen tobacco use becomes a daily habit

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 09:56 in Psychology & Sociology

Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they graduate from high school. A study published on-line and in the September issue of journal Pediatrics shows that parents can be a positive or negative influence on their children's future smokin

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