Playing school sports affects youths' smoking
Young people's choices about using drugs and alcohol are influenced by peersnot only close friends, but also sports teammates. A new study of middle schoolers and their social networks has found that teammates' smoking plays a big role in youths' decisions about smoking, but adolescents who take part in a lot of sports smoke less....
Source: PhysOrg - Wednesday, 8 February
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