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August 16, 2006
Children of Smokers Face Future Drug Problems, Study Says

From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News:

Children of smokers are more likely to smoke themselves as well as use other types of legal and illicit drugs, Medical News Today reported Aug. 14.

"If your parents were smokers it is a double whammy, because you are more likely to use drugs in general and even more likely to smoke cigarettes," said study co-author Karl Hill of the University of Washington Social Development Research Group.

The study also found that parents who use marijuana or drink heavily are more likely to have children who do the same.

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Posted on August 16, 2006 11:49 PM



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