Brothers and Sisters are more powerful role models than friends or parents when it comes to teenage drinking and smoking,research has shown. teenagers were interviewed between 1995&1997 @14yrs old and were asked about how often they drank and smoked and also about their family relationships. on averege,13% of younger sibilings reported smoking and36% reported drinking, but rates incresed when older sibilings also reported substance use. about 10% of younger sibiling with non-smoking older sibiling used tabacoo,compared to 40%of those whose olders sibilings smoked. likewise, younger sibiling alchol use increased from 25 to 53% when older sibiling reported drinking. currently, most tobacco and alcohol prevention programs target individuals for change or are aimed at improving parent-child communication and interactions.
Based on the information i given would u influence your younger brother or sister to smoke or not to smoke?????????????????????
2006-11-01
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