Teen Smoking: Are Movie Characters to Blame?

Is this the tail wagging the dog, I wonder?  Could it be that smoking is in movies because it is done in real life?  This is instead of smoking in real life because it is done in the movies?  Every time I go to an ‘R’ rated movie I see lots of teens in the seats.  Teens know if they want to see an ‘R’ movie they can buy a ticket to see ‘High School Musical’ and then once inside the multiplex, veer into the #5 theater and catch "Hell Boy," "Saw V," or "Motor Cycle Mamas From The Smoking Section."  And don’t think they won’t do it. 

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