According to USA Today (1/11, Yasharoff), a “report from Truth Initiative, an anti-smoking group, says that watching some of the year’s biggest TV shows, movies and music videos…exposed young people to frequent scenes of smoking and vaping imagery.” The report on streaming in 2020 “estimates that 27 million young people were exposed to smoking and vaping imagery…from streaming shows alone.” In addition, the report found that over 60% “of the most popular binge-watched shows among 15- to 24-year-olds featured depictions of tobacco use.”
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— “Exclusive: Study finds tobacco imagery persists in TV, movies and music videos viewed by young audiences “Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, January 11, 2022