James Sargent

..To date no studies have reported on film images of recreational drug use and young people's own drug use...

..Several studies have linked seeing smoking in movies with adolescent smoking, but none have determined how much movie smoking adolescents see...

..There is a real need for studies to be conducted in European and other populations to better understand the global reach of smoking in American film, since over half of box office revenues come from outside the United States...

..Although additional dietary calcium is recommended frequently to reduce the risk of lead poisoning, its role in preventing lead absorption has not been evaluated clinically...

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..To determine if young adolescents who report that their parents restrict viewing R-rated movies have a lower risk of trying smoking in the future...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between receptivity to cigarette promotions and smoking uptake in a cohort of adolescents...

..To evaluate the hypothesis that adolescents are less likely to smoke if their parents voice strong disapproval of smoking...

..This study examined the effect of an active program of household lead paint hazard abatement, applied over 22 years, on childhood lead poisoning in Massachusetts...

..The aim of this study was to describe tobacco use in a large representative sample of movies...

..We examined the role of parents in monitoring and limiting children's movie exposure and whether or not this was associated with a lower risk of adolescent smoking and drinking...

..Although many movies depict no adult smoking, more than one third depict smoking as more prevalent than that among US adults at the time of release...

..Studies have linked exposure to movie smoking and smoking initiation among adolescents in the United States, but there has been only one published study of adolescents outside the U.S...

..To assess whether movie alcohol exposure is associated with alcohol use during early adolescence...

..To assess the association between exposure to movie smoking and established adolescent smoking...

..To determine whether the effect of movie exposure to smoking on adolescent smoking onset is mediated through increased affiliation with peers who smoke...

..Studies of US adolescents have linked exposure to movie smoking with smoking behavior. It is unclear whether European adolescents are also responsive to movie tobacco imagery...

..Tests for gender differences indicated that girls showed larger effects of movie exposure for some variables. Implications for policy and prevention research are discussed...

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..Despite concerns about exposure to violent media, there are few data on youth exposure to violent movies. In this study we examined such exposure among young US adolescents...

..The relationship between media exposure and school performance has not been studied extensively in adolescents...

..We sought to determine whether there is evidence of a causal link between exposure to tobacco promotion and the initiation of tobacco use by children...

..To determine exposure of young adolescents to extremely violent movies...

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..Most behavioral approaches to adolescent smoking address the behavior directly. We explore an indirect approach: modifying exposure to portrayals of smoking in movies...

..Exposure to smoking in movies has been linked with adolescent smoking initiation in cross-sectional studies. We undertook a prospective study to ascertain whether exposure to smoking in movies predicts smoking initiation...

..This study examines, for the first time, the association between viewing tobacco use in movies and attitudes toward smoking among children who have never smoked a cigarette...

..Viewing smoking and drinking in movies may prompt adolescents to initiate these behaviors. Movies with R ratings contain more smoking than do movies in all other rating categories...

..To examine preschoolers' attitudes, expectations, and perceptions of tobacco and alcohol use...

..Regional studies have linked exposure to movie smoking with adolescent smoking. We examined this association in a representative US sample...

..Our aims were to assess drinking in a sample of popular contemporary movies and to examine the association of movie alcohol exposure with early-onset drinking in an adolescent sample...

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..Health promotion activities that address multiple risk factors and involve children are needed by young families in rural communities...

..Because U.S. movies are marketed and distributed all over the world, this research could have far-reaching public health implications for adolescents everywhere. ..

..The work will be conducted by an interdisciplinary, team with expertise in substance use theory and analytic procedures. ..

..Because exposure to alcohol in movies is universal, reducing such exposure could have major public health implications. ..

..Because U.S. movies are marketed and distributed all over the world, this research could have far-reaching public health implications for adolescents everywhere. ..

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..Because exposure to alcohol in movies is universal, reducing such exposure could have major public health implications. ..

..S. adolescents, data from this survey will enable us to determine the number of cases of youth smoking in the United States that are attributable to exposure to tobacco use in popular, contemporary movies. ..

..S. adolescents, data from this survey will enable us to determine the number of cases of youth smoking in the United States that are attributable to exposure to tobacco use in popular, contemporary movies. ..

..This index predicts an adolescent's risk of becoming a smoker in the future. Secondary outcome measures will include variables measuring perceived utility of smoking and whether adolescents view smoking as normative behavior. ..

..Because U.S. movies are marketed and distributed all over the world, this research could have far-reaching public health implications for adolescents everywhere. ..