Teenage American Survey of Teenage Smoking.
Many mistakes have been made throughout a typical American teenager's life. One major mistake is the choice of a teen to become a smoker. Teens from all over are struggling with a nicotine addiction and have become dependent on cigarettes at a young age. Surveys have been developed to prove this and now statistics have been released by the American Lung Association ®. .
Currently in America, tobacco use is a huge problem among teens. The younger the teen the stronger the likelihood that he or she develops a serious health problem are nearly doubled. Also starting at an earlier age also doubles the addiction to nicotine compared to someone older. Smoking decreases physical fitness, leads to respiratory illnesses, and even cancer. Most teens start the habit around the age of 16. Statistics also show that more than 4,800 teens in a single day smoke their first cigarette. Out of those 4,800 teenagers 2,000 keep the habit. Studies also show that when they started smoking and seriously tried to stop, 59.3% of students failed to do so. In order to keep cigarettes away from students state laws were established. Including, anyone appearing to be under the age of 27 must be carded, health risks must be revealed to the public, tobacco billboards are banned around a 1,000 foot radius around a school, and vending machines are only permitted to places where minors are not allowed. .
In conclusion, cigarettes are a habit that needs to be broken and restricted from minors. The best advice from anyone would be to never to pick up the habit because the statistics show the drawbacks of starting at an early age. State s established laws to help prevent possession of cigarettes from minors. Slowly but efficiently the government is helping in the prevention of keeping the tobacco companies in all actuality from taking their own patrons live by publishing survey's and drawbacks of smoking to the general public.
