Working Adolescents More Likely Than Non-Working Peers to Smoke

Working for pay during the school year is positively associated with the likelihood of tobacco use among adolescents, according to a release from the American Public Health Association.

The study involved 799 adolescents who were followed since first grade.  Tenth graders who worked more than 10 hours a week on average (high intensity) were three times more likely to report current use of tobacco than were non-workers.  Surprisingly, students who worked moderately (less than 10 hours a week) tended to initiate tobacco use later than did non-workers and high-intensity workers.

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