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> Most adults are capable of managing themselves. Yet having family who smoke leads to kids who take up smoking. It's not guaranteed on the individual level, b
by Freak_NL 3y ago
> Most adults are capable of managing themselves.
Yet having family who smoke leads to kids who take up smoking. It's not guaranteed on the individual level, but statistically very significant for the population. The same goes for domestic violence, excessive drinking, and, of course, smartphone use.
Anecdotal observations of exceptions don't really make a counterpoint to the general (and well documented) trend.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoInhaling second-hand smoke is an entirely different mechanism of exposure than just witnessing something. I loved the smell and effect of my grandmother's Marlboro Reds, and I loved the smell and effect of my father's Golden Virginia tobacco. I'd shut the windows as a kid and teen and hotbox the room so I got some, and sure enough, I ended up smoking for many years. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-secondhand-smoke-affects-brain#:~:text=%E2%80%9CChronic%20or%20severe%20exposure%20could,increases%20vulnerability%20to%20nicotine%20addiction.%E2%80%9D https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-sec...