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From smoking to stigma: How screen stories influence health

  • May 1, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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From smoking to stigma: How screen stories influence health
What people see on screen can shape what they do off it. When actors such as James Dean and Marlon Brando lit cigarettes in 1950s rebel films, smoking came to signify cool, defiance and desire for an entire generation.

Originally published at Phys.org

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