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Fortunately,
teenager
smoking
has
been
on
the
decline
for
the
past
fifteen
years. Yet, ever since the fifties, with icons like James Dean, smoking
seemed almost to be a natural part of growing up. Even though today we
are aware of the health risks associated with smoking, cigarettes are
still
popular
with
a
significant
percentage
of
teenagers.
In
fact,
1
out
of
ever
5
teenagers
smokes
cigarettes,
and
across
the
world,
over
90,000
teens start smoking every single day.
Most
adult
smokers
began
their
habit
as
teenagers.
Tobacco
companies
have
always
known
this
and
have
marketed
their
products
accordingly.
Knowing
the
health
risks -
cancer,
heart
disease,
emphysema,
etc
etc
etc -
is
not
enough
to
break
the
habit
once
the
nicotine
addiction
has
its
stranglehold
on a smoker.
The
best
way
to
ensure
your
teenager
doesn't
get
hooked
on
cigarettes
is
to
ensure
they
never
start.
However,
there
is
a
catch
in
trying
to
do
this.
Teenagers
are
by
nature
rebellious
towards
authority,
including
parents,
school systems and governments urging them not to pick up the habit and
warning them of the consequences starting.
Telling
a
teen
not
to
do
something,
particularly
as
they
feel
what
happens
to others is not necessarily going to happen to them, make programs and
lectures about the evils of cigarettes almost a lure for them to start.
However, parents can still positively influence their children not to
start smoking, and to influence their smoking teenager in butting out.
The best way is to be a good role model yourself, by not smoking.
If you do smoke, then stop. Now. Explain to your children why you are
quitting
and
the
reasons
why
you
hope
they
do
not
get
hooked
on
the
habit.
Amanda Gordon went from an honor roll student to a drug-using teenager
herself.
Today,
she
is
pursuing
a
PhD
in
Psychology
to
help
teens
and
their
parents deal with troubling issues including the relationship between
drug use and teenager smoking
(1)In the past 20 years China has experienced an alarming increase in teenage smoking: The
number of boys who smoked rose from 6 percent in 1980 to 23 percent in 2000, and during the
same years, the number of girls who smoked increased as much as 15 times. (2)The statistics
look quite disturbing and cause people to ask why.
(3)The factors for a great rise in teenage smoking are complex. (4)Some attribute it to the
increased standard of living which enables kids to have more pocket money, and others place
the blame on cigarette advertising and the import of cigarettes, which give them easy access
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