Troubled, Stressed, seld destructive, mental (illness) which can cause stress, or impulse to try them and continue, anxious, Rebelious.
3,000 teens start smoking every day.
Teens who smoke, are more likely to start drinking alcohol and taking drugs than teens who don't smoke. People who start smoking at a young age, are at a greater risk of getting lung cancer.
Every day 1200 Americans die from smoking-related illnesses. 1/3 of teens who start smoking will eventually die from it.
Well, there are many teens in the age of 12 - 17 smoking hooka at cafe's and other places, the waiter and waitress didn't seem to care but I'm not very sure is it legal. Maybe it is.
all of them. Providing smoking is legal in that particular country.
Yes. Smoking ads make teens think that it's cool to smoke. Smoking kills thousands of people every year, it's not cool.
No.
Women seem to be somewhat more susceptible to smoking-related problems than men, but the difference is not great.
Fewer than one in four teens smoke.
Every day 1200 Americans die from smoking-related illnesses.1/3 of teens who start smoking will eventually die from it.
Peer pressure, they don't want to seem uncool and be a "snitch", they don't see it as their problem since it's neither themselves nor one of their friends, they don't want to get beaten up for speaking up
It's a bad idea for ANYONE to start smoking. It's extra bad for teens since damage done by smoking adds up over the years. The sooner you start, the more likely you are to get sick from the cigarettes before old age gets you. It's also extra bad as smoking costs money, and teens tend to have less money than adults.