Health groups demand 'R' rating for movies that show smoking

[rangerrebew]

Health groups demand 'R' rating for movies that show smoking
"By voluntarily implementing policies that require R ratings for smoking, the film industry can avert 1 million tobacco deaths among today's children, according to estimates from the CDC," the coalition of health groups said in the statement.
By HealthDay News   |   Aug. 29, 2017 at 2:11 PM
 

TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2017 -- A group of America's leading health organizations is demanding that any movie that depicts smoking or tobacco use come with an "R" rating.

The demand is in response to a recent report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found there has been no progress in reducing the number of tobacco scenes in youth-rated movies. In 2012, the U.S. Surgeon General established a cause-and-effect link between smoking in movies and the likelihood kids would pick up the deadly habit.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2017/08/29/Health-groups-demand-R-rating-for-movies-that-show-smoking/3271504030006/

[rangerrebew]

Aren't we always told that violence on TV has no effect on the behaviors of kids?  Say yes.  But cigarettes being shown does?  These two seem to fly in the face of each other.  Cigarette commercials were long ago banned for the reason that they had too much effect on kids.

[Fishrrman]

"Health groups demand 'R' rating for movies that show smoking"

That's smoking of tobacco, of course.

Marijuana -- Rated G for "good"!