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Title: Anti-smoking David takes on movie Goliath.(Editorials)(Editorial)
Publication: National Catholic Reporter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 6, 2004
Publisher: National Catholic Reporter
Volume: 40 Issue: 14 Page: 20(1)Article Type: EditorialDistributed by Thompson Gale
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The evidence is on the screen. The harm has been measured. Smoking by leading actors and positively portraying cigarette brands helps push young moviegoers toward smoking and the not-so-glamorous possibilities of a life shortened by lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
Stanton Glantz's campaign estimates that movie smoking adds enough teen smokers to bring $3.2 billion in sales for tobacco products, more than making up for smokers who die. Not every teen who watches movies starts smoking, but the Dartmouth Medical School study shows that smoking on the big screen is the No. 1 factor leading nonsmoking teens to light up (see story on Page 10).
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