Doctors have urged parents to give up smoking, as a campaign looks at the impact on children. 🚬🫁
Teenagers whose parents smoke are four times more likely to take up smoking, according to a new government campaign.The Better Health Smoking campaign said that 4.9% of teenagers whose parents smoke have taken up smoking, whereas only 1.2% of teenagers whose parents do not smoke have taken up smoking.
In the film, GP Dr Nighat Arif and child psychologist Dr Bettina Hohnen call on parents to make a new year resolution to quit for good - to bring a benefit that will last for decades.
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