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What Are The Effects Of Smoking On Teenagers? ... More and more teenagers become smokers without caring what might happen to them in the future. ... The effects on teenagers who continue to smoke may be as simple as the development of a minor illness or the biggest consequence of death.
Virtually all smokers begin to smoke during childhood, and if parents can get our kids to age 18 without smoking, there is a good chance they will never take up the habit. ... Most teenagers who smoke, in fact, have made at least one unsuccessful attempt to quit. ... (Heyman)
An estimated 430,700 Americans die each year from diseases caused by smoking. Smoking is responsible for an estimated one in five U. ... (Lung USA) There are many different reasons why teenagers start smoking. ... In the teenage world there are four most common reasons for smoking. ... If a their friends smoke, many teenagers will begin smoking simply to keep their acceptance within the group. ... There is definitely an “image” attached to smoking by advertising. ... If a teenager buys into that image, then smoking begins. ... Many teenagers take up smoking because they know it annoys and bothers their parents and other adults. ... Some teenagers believe that by smoking they are acting like an adult. If the teenager is raised in a community where most of the adults smoke, then this is perhaps a logical conclusion to why teenagers smoke. (BYG)
Smoking can cause a number of physical effects for the person’s body. ... Heartburn is common among those physical effects. ... Smoking decreases the strength of the esophageal valve, allowing stomach juice to reflux, or flow backward into the esophagus.
Approximate Word count = 1343
Approximate Pages = 5.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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