Lower-class, unsuccessful "bad guys" smoke more often in movies than wealthy cinema heroes, new research reveals.

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Lower-class, unsuccessful "bad guys" smoke more often in movies than wealthy cinema heroes, new research reveals. "Most investigators have concluded that smoking is portrayed as glamorous and positive, but our study shows that the exact opposite is true," says Karan Omidvari of the American College of Chest Physicians, Northbrook, Ill. "Additionally...