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Teenagers have become attached to the lethal habit of smoking. ... Consequently, the teenagers who see smoking as the “cool” thing to do are exposing themselves to the dangers of tobacco and elements of cyanide and carbon monoxide found in cigarettes. ... In spite of these dangers and the rise of teen smoking, the government must find a way to lower the number of teen smokers. ...
Teenagers however ignore the fact that smoking comes with many hazardous chemicals that may eventually lead to life-threatening diseases if used continuously. ... In addition to this, the source goes further on to show how
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teenagers will suffer from the consequences of smoking by stating, “It is estimated that one-third of the teenagers who started smoking each year will eventually die of diseases related to tobacco use-diseases that will shorten their lives by an average of 12-15 years” (579). ...
Teenagers are unaware of the dangers of smoking and its addictive nature because of a false perception that nothing will happen to them. ...
Congress has tried to also prevent the early addiction of teenage smoking by raising taxes on cigarettes to three dollars per pack. “If Congress wants to curb teenage smoking by effectively raising cigarette taxes to about $3 per pack, it’s probably on the right track” (Scherer, 1998.
Approximate Word count = 1051
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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