Question

essay on teen smoking​

Answer 1

Answer:

mark me as brainliest

Explanation:

One of the largest issues today is adolescent smoking. According to a heath based website, nearly 90% of adult smokers start while they are still teens and they never intend to get hooked. They may start by bumming a cigarette or two from a friend at a party, and then go on to buying an occasional pack. Soon they realize that they can't go without that pack. They've gotten used to reaching for a cigarette first thing in the morning, after meals, or during any stressful time. They become addicted, both physically and psychologically. According to the American Lung Association, each day 6,000 children under the age of 18 smoke their first cigarette. Almost 2,000 of them will become regular smokers – that’s 757, 000 new smokers annually!…show more content…

These teens may think that smoking shows that they are old enough to make their own decisions.

To make matters worse, the tobacco companies are making millions from teen smokers. Tobacco companies use advertising to manipulate both teens and adults. They present images that are hard to shake, even when you know the truth. Have you ever seen a cigarette ad where people are wrinkled, middle-aged or coughing and in the hospital dying of lung cancer? Of course not! In most ads, smokers are shown the way that teens would like to be: attractive and hip, sophisticated and elegant, or rebellious.

A 2002 study performed by the Research Triangle Institute states that the tobacco companies make 1.8 billion dollars annually from underage sales. It is interesting that they are making such large profits when it is illegal for a person under the age of 18 to purchase cigarettes. A recent survey by the The American Lung Association indicated that among students under 18 years old who were current smokers, 69.4% reported never being asked for proof of age when buying cigarettes in a store, and 62.4% were not refused purchase because of their age.

Answer 2

Answer:

The cau.ses and eff.ects of s.moking on te.enagers

In.troduction

We are all aware that teen sm.oking is becoming one of the most leading and real issue faced by many countries especially in the Ph.ilippines. For others, sm.oking is a kind of offense or a crime. But for the teens, this is just some sort of relaxation. Teens who start smo.king as their habit can contribute their self in the increasing numbers of adult smokers in the future because young people are especially vulnerable to the pressure to start sm.oking. There are many reasons why young people s.moke: lack of information about sm.oking; social pressure; peer pressure and many reasons to be discussed why youth choose to start smok.ing at their early ages. S.moking is found to be one of the causes of damage to nearly every organ system in the body. (The Effect of Smoki.ng on Human Health, 2008). It is a major cause of heart attack and stroke. Smo.king is a kind of addiction especially for teens where this habit is hard to break but it is their responsibility whether they will choose to continue or to stop smoking. Although you may not think about the risks every time you sm.oke, smoking is not only dangerous; it is life-threatening. Teens must know what side effects smoking can bring to us.