R-Rated Movies Make Adolescents Drink and Smoke???
Auto Channel -- Robert Gordon, Co-Publisher The Internal Medicine Report EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE 5 p.m. (EST), Monday, February 18, 2002 NEW STUDY REVEALS LIMITING ADOLESCENTS' EXPOSURE TO R-RATED MOVIES MAY HELP PREVENT EARLY USE OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2002 10:00AM -10:30 AM & 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM, ET Telstar 6,Transponder 11, C-Band Downlink Freq: 3920 (V) WHAT: Adolescents with parental limits on watching R-rated movies were three times less likely to report that they had tried smoking or drinking than children with no limits on watching R-rated films, according to a new study. With VCR’s, satellite and cable TV, children’s access to R-Rated movies has increased. FINDINGS: Researchers surveyed 4,544 New Hampshire and Vermont students in grades 5 through 8 (ages 10 to 14). Of children with no parental restrictions on viewing R-rated films, 35 percent had tried smoking and 46 percent had tried alcohol. Of those with complete restrictions on viewing R-rated films, two percent had tried smoking and four percent had tried alcohol. The findings, just published in the January/February 2002 issue of Effective Clinical Practice, suggest that parental limits on children watching R-rated movies may help prevent early use of alcohol and tobacco. The study, "Relationship between Parental Restrictions on Movies and Adolescent Use of Tobacco and Alcohol," found that although 90 percent of the students were younger than 14 years of age, only 16 percent reported they were never allowed to watch R-rated movies. Effective Clinical Practice, the journal for quality improvement in health care delivery systems, seeks to answer how much, how often, and how best to deliver clinical care. ECP is published by ACP-ASIM and the Alliance of Community Health Plans. Footage includes: Doctor/study participants’ sound bites. For more information or hard copy, contact David Sands @ 323-930-5839/dsands@onthescene.com Online Newsroom, Additional Information: http://wrtsun03.wrtech.com/secure/plsql/pr201v2?coin=3204 From: ON THE SCENE PRODUCTIONS, INC. Web Site: http://www.onthescene.com Reply: mailto:dsands@onthescene.com Telephone: 323-930-5839 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Please use Reply button for address updates or other changes. ------------------------------------------------------------------