Beyond the obvious answer such as image (its cool) or its peer pressure, why do teenagers take up smoking?
More importantly, whst runs through their head when they start the habit?
There are endless campaigns from government, health groups, doctors to quit, mountains of advertising for quit-smoking products, public smoking bans (UK, Australia) and even the cartons themselves have around 50% of the surface area warning people of the dangers.
And this isn't new!! The PARENTS of teenagers today have grown up under anti-smoking canpaigns (given tobacco adertising was pretty much banned in the mid 1970's).
Love to hear from teenagers who have started then stopped, would like to stop, havent stopped or WONT stop.
Thanks - BM
Oh, no silly little answers like "its cool", "why not", "it's my right" please. Thanks
2007-08-02
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