Australia has recently proposed a ban on social media for children under the age of 16, with the law being introduced to parliament next year. Such bans would receive the backing of psychologists like ...

The more time spent on social media, the greater the likelihood that children and young people will both smoke and/or vape, suggests research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.

The social media revolution has given way to an uprising at the state and federal levels. Now, lawmakers have grappled with how to rein in these companies and the effects their products have on our ...

Series aimed at teenagers and young adults, like "Shameless," "The Simpsons,'" "American Horror Story" and "Big Mouth" featured 425 depictions of people using tobacco in 2021, according to the tobacco ...

Social media use among adolescents and young adults was associated with a higher likelihood of smoking and vaping, a national longitudinal study from the U.K. found. In individuals ages 10 to 25 years ...

Americans are reading less, sleeping less and partying less. We have fewer marriages, fewer children and fewer friends than we used to. Our children are doing worse in school. These are complicated ...

Background Anti-smoking social norms are associated with subsequent quitting behaviours. We examined if exposure to tobacco control advertisements and policy changes predict subjective (perceived ...

The more time spent on social media, the greater the likelihood that children and young people will both smoke and/or vape, suggests research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.