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Are video games glamorizing tobacco use?
Participants in a new survey of video game players said they felt tobacco or nicotine was portrayed negatively in only 6.5 percent of games where tobacco use
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Five ways to combat smoking in video games
We know that exposure to smoking imagery is linked with young people starting to smoke and that many video games glamorize smoking.
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Six “Teen”-rated video games that glamorize smoking
These are just a few of the many instances of smoking in sought-after video games rated “Teen,” meaning they are supposed to be suitable for anyone under the
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The video game danger parents don’t know about
The depiction of tobacco use in games serves, in effect, as free advertising for tobacco companies, and a recruitment mechanism for the "replacement smo
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Teen-rated video game with smoking set for wider distribution
The use of tobacco in XCOM 2 is part of a trend in video games rated suitable for or popular with teenagers.
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Is that video game a health risk? 3 things parents should know
Some video games topping this year’s holiday wish lists contain imagery that could be putting the health of young people at risk.
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Here’s another reason to remove smoking from video games
With smoking widespread in video games, new Truth Initiative® research is giving creators another reason to remove tobacco from their games.
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Played: This year’s video games glamorize tobacco use to youth
Participants in a new survey of video game players said they felt tobacco or nicotine was portrayed negatively in only 6.5 percent of games where tobacco use
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Played: Tobacco use widespread in video games played by youth
Smoking is prevalent and often glamorized in video games popular among youth, according to Played: Smoking and Video Games, a review of research from Truth I
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Hero in blockbuster teen video game “Overwatch” smokes cigars
Overwatch, a video game rated suitable for teens, features a hero who smokes cigars, part of a trend of games that show tobacco being marketed to use
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Some video games glamorize smoking so much that cigarettes can help players win
At a time when the dangers of glamorizing smoking are well known, many video game makers have not gotten the picture.
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New report finds parents unaware that video games contain smoking images with many targeting teens
Smoking is prevalent and often glamorized in video games played by youth, but a new report, released today by Truth Initiative®, finds that most parents are
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