Young People Smoking
The Causes of Young People Smoking
The Causes of Young People Smoking One of the most common problems today that are affecting young people worldwide is smoking. Smoking is such a strong addiction. One cigarette can result in smoking a bigger quantity, which can lead to major addiction. There are many people who like to smoke and they start at a young age. There are three main reasons why people start smoking at a young age; it might be because they try to imitate their friends, there are family members who smoke, and because teenagers are growing up too fast now on days in this modern society in which we live. One reason why people start smoking at a young age is because others smoke; they want to be like their friends to be cool and not a “loser”. Teenagers have a lot of social pressure, nowadays it’s hard to be a teen, so they need some activities (as smoking) to think that they are part of the popular teens crew. Although they think, as almost all the popular teens smoke, if they don’t do it they aren’t cool like them. Just watching those popular teens smoking, it incentives those who want to belong somewhere to adapt this habit regardless of them being able to resist such an addiction. Seeing others smoke and wanting to belong isn 't the main reason for teens to smoke, but also family can impact an individual. When they grow up with the thought that it is normal to do it, it indirectly influences a child. In modern families, it’s normal that some members smoke inside or outside the house, without any trouble. For instance, this situation is more common in Europe, sometimes it’s because of the weather, the kind of job, etc. but older people smoke a lot within that society. As teens grow up on this environment, they see older people smoking and they create the habit. Even though they start smoking, they don’t know the effect of smoking per say. The final reason is that smoking at a young age is due to teens growing up too fast
The Causes of Young People Smoking One of the most common problems today that are affecting young people worldwide is smoking. Smoking is such a strong addiction. One cigarette can result in smoking a bigger quantity, which can lead to major addiction. There are many people who like to smoke and they start at a young age. There are three main reasons why people start smoking at a young age; it might be because they try to imitate their friends, there are family members who smoke, and because teenagers are growing up too fast now on days in this modern society in which we live. One reason why people start smoking at a young age is because others smoke; they want to be like their friends to be cool and not a “loser”. Teenagers have a lot of social pressure, nowadays it’s hard to be a teen, so they need some activities (as smoking) to think that they are part of the popular teens crew. Although they think, as almost all the popular teens smoke, if they don’t do it they aren’t cool like them. Just watching those popular teens smoking, it incentives those who want to belong somewhere to adapt this habit regardless of them being able to resist such an addiction. Seeing others smoke and wanting to belong isn 't the main reason for teens to smoke, but also family can impact an individual. When they grow up with the thought that it is normal to do it, it indirectly influences a child. In modern families, it’s normal that some members smoke inside or outside the house, without any trouble. For instance, this situation is more common in Europe, sometimes it’s because of the weather, the kind of job, etc. but older people smoke a lot within that society. As teens grow up on this environment, they see older people smoking and they create the habit. Even though they start smoking, they don’t know the effect of smoking per say. The final reason is that smoking at a young age is due to teens growing up too fast
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