Why do teenagers start to smoke?!
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When I was a teen ,I wanted to fit in and be cool.
Television ads were Rampant back then.The ads even implied it made you look sexy,relieved tension ,and tasted good.
Well it took 33 years to KICK the habit .I did hypnotism ,gums ,cold turkey and Nic o ban .The latter tasted awful. I finally asked my doctor and she gave me Zy-ban ,I made up my mind to quit.The last cigarette was on June 23rd 1998.I Will Not Go Back. I am PROUD of ME.
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Every one smokes to self medicate stress.
Peer Presure
Because they have a death wish.
coz their stupid
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Peer pressure and influence from the media, luckily I hated smoking when i tried it and never got into the habit
It's cool, feels cool, Looks cool.
they think its cool
smoke what cigarettes or reefer?? cigarettes i have never and will never smoke and as for the other well it relaxes you
I started to smoke to be like my best friend at the time. She started smoking because her mom was a smoker and she used to take some out of her mom's pack!
because of peer pressure, and because they aren't mature enough to make good decisions.
They think they are being cool in an effort to belong in a group at school, they succumb to peer pressure.
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http://teenagerstoday.com/resources/articles/smoking.htm
maybe b.c. they want to know what it feels like to get high.. then i guess they keep doing it.
I have to go along with peer pressure and creating an image of being rebellious.
to be cool
learned behavior and neuroses, same as adults.
Friction.
peer pressure
they think that's the way to fit in among the "cool" people.
THEY THINK ITS COOL
Pressure from friends, the same goes for drinking and other drugs, this is why it is so important to have friends that do not want to destroy their lives. Select your friends carefully
When they can get an adult to buy the cigs for them !
because we're bored, so very bored.
parents don't pay attention to them and they tend to get attracted to bad company in which they find their "friends".
TO FIT IN IS ONE PEER PRESURE ANOTHER AND IF YOU NEVER TOLD YOUR CHILD NOT TO SMOKE AND GAVE THEM REASONS NOT TO SMOKE
they want to look cool to everyone and seem invincible.
they are pressured by their friends and they want to look cool. It's not worth it!
to look cool and be like their friends and like in the ads and stuff.
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me.although i'm a teen i HATE smoking!!
I smoke because I saw my big brother smoking and thought he was cool so I wanted to try it. The I was dating a guy who smoked when I was 15 and I wanted him to like me so I took it up then I had friend's who smoked so I just went along. Now I'm 23 and wish I didn't cause I can't seem to quit. I hate smoking.
honestly I started smoking (as a teen) because my friends were smoking, but no one ever told me I should start up, I just did it on my own. that and well it was cheaper to smoke cigarettes than to smoke pot.
I quit about 2 years ago. and at this point can take it or leave it which is nice.
Stupid! there is no reason to start smoking these days after all is known about the dangers and harm it causes the body.When I started smoking we did not know all the damage it does.I started back around 1980.And wish I never did.
I started smoking this past February in France.you don't have to be 18 to get them there and I thought it'd be fun to buy them. I usually only smoke when I'm drunk (that's a whole other problem) and sometimes when I'm with my friend we both will smoke together.there's just nothing to do when you're a teenager.
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