Playing school sports affects youths' smoking

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 03:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Young people's choices about using drugs and alcohol are influenced by peers—not only close friends, but also sports teammates. A new study of middle schoolers and their social networks has found that teammates' smoking plays a big role in youths' decisions about smoking, but adolescents who take part in a lot of sports smoke less.

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