teen smoking
...ungs are still growing. They are most likely to develop asthma, which is the leading serious chronic childhood disease in the United States. Second-hand smoking is being done to 9-12 million children under 5 years of age. 43% of American children live in a home with at least one smoker. All in all, smoking tobacco is not only harmful to the smoker, but to everyone else. With stricter smoking laws, children and teens won't be able to get tobacco, the environment will be cleaner, and the many smokers will quit. The stricter laws will also decrease the death rates from smoking related diseases. Not smoking also will make many people feel better about themselves. Due to peer pressure, propaganda and availability, teenage smoking has been on the rise since 1986. Three thousand children start using tobacco each day because of the negative influences aimed toward them. Our President and the American Medical Association have taken action and have urged tobacco companies to do the same against under age smoking. Despite all positive actions against it, "pack-a-day" smoking has risen thirty-three Percent in the past ten years among high school seniors. Throughout life children and adults are being persuaded to do or try something that goes against what they believe. Peer pressure is common place in grade school, where children are constantly being exposed to smoking. Cigarettes are being smoked everywhere authority is not, during school or any other place kids congregate. ...