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Dr. Jiaying Liu. Photo courtesy of UPenn's Annenberg School for Communication.
Dr. Jiaying Liu Publishes New Insights about Teen Smoking Risk

New Meta-Analysis Shows Peer Influence Doubles Smoking Risk for Adolescents Teens from collectivistic cultures also more swayed by peers than those in individualistic cultures. The way things stand now, tobacco use will kill one billion people in the 21st century. In the United States, 90% of smokers pick up the habit by age 18, making adolescence a critical time for smoking prevention efforts. Peer influence has long been known as a major risk…
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