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Top 10 Reasons Teens Begin Smoking

Posted: 06 May 2012 09:05 PM PDT

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Many people begin smoking before they enter high school. Some begin testing cigarettes once they hit puberty. This article examines different reasons for smoking. The focal question here is: why did you as a teen start smoking?

 

1. Peer Pressure:

This is usually the most common reason. Friends use catch phrases like: 'just one' or 'just try' to pressure others to smoke.

 

2. Cool:

Smoking a cigarette or a joint is seen as cool in high school. There is always a small group or a crowd that loves to hang out during smoke breaks. Others join in to fit in.

 

3. Parents smoke:

Teenagers are likely to smoke if they see their parents smoke. I've seen situations where parents would buy cigarettes for their kids or children steal cigarettes from their parents.

 

4. Others do it:

I've heard of the expression where it is alright as long as others do it as well. It is wrong when you're the only one doing it. This applies to both cigarettes and joints.

 

5. Addictive:

Teenagers begin by having one cigarette and that's all they plan on having. The nicotine in the cigarettes is addictive and that causes them to smoke daily.

 



 

6. Heaven:

I have heard this expression so many times. In fact I was offered something to smoke in return for a favour. The person was quoted as saying, "You'll feel like you're in heaven". Then again Marijuana was not legal then.

 

7. Do not believe in consequences:

Many teens do not see the consequences of smoking. They believe they are invincible. They even sleep through drug misuse classes because they are too straightforward.

 

8. Medicine:

Many buy into the fact that smoking marijuana is medicinal. They strongly use this excuse when asked the question.

 

9. Popular Culture:

Popular culture has everything to do with influencing teens. The song "Because I Got High" is one good example.

 

10. Celebrities:

Many celebrity teens are not good examples, in fact they show bad influences on today's teenagers. Lindsay Lohan is one of them. The mentality is that if Lindsay Lohan is having fun, why can't other teenagers have fun too?

 

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