According to a study, children who spend a lot of time on the Internet are more likely to smoke cigarettes

The study included data from 10,808 people aged 10 to 25

Kids who spend a lot of time on Instagram and TikTok are the most likely to vape and smoke cigarettes, according to a new study. Experts have found that the more time young people spend on social media, the more likely they are to acquire these habits.

This was especially evident at the highest levels of use, with those who spent more than 7 hours a day on social media almost four times more likely to smoke than those who did not.

I study, published in the journal Thoraxthey included data from 10,808 people aged 10 to 25 in the UK.

The analysis showed that 0.8% of those who do not use social networks use vaporizers, a percentage that rises to 2.4% among those who use them for 1 to 3 hours a day.

This number rose to 3.8% for those who use social media 4 to 6 hours a day and to 4% for those who use social media more than 7 hours a day.

However, when it comes to smoking, 2% of those who reported not using social media reported smoking cigarettes, compared to 9.2% who used social media 1 to 3 hours per day.

The researchers said there is “compelling evidence that vape companies use social media to market their products.”

The researchers said companies that own social media platforms have “substantial power” to change exposure to materials that promote smoking and vaping if they choose or are forced to do so.

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Source: Terra

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