Kids tend to start smoking more often when they are exposed to tobacco advertising. Tobacco use on television also seems to influence adults. Researchers found as smoking was shown less on prime time TV from 1955 to 2010 (five smoking instances per hour to 0.29 per hour), U.S. adults smoked less. This reduction was half that attributed to raising cigarette taxes over the same period.
PositiveTip: Avoiding exposure to smoking (and other harmful habits) may reduce cravings and encourage positive change.