Explain why teens smoke cigarettes According to the BaiDu‚ more than 80‚000 young people around the world start smoking every day. Most people start smoking when they are teenagers‚ which make it more difficult to quit. The earlier the habit begins‚ the harder it is it to stop‚ although many teenagers make multiple attempts to stop smoking. There are three main reasons why teens start smoking which is boredom‚ lose the weight and as a response to the stress of school and family life. Just like
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The issue on teenagers having access to condoms has long been a controversial one. While many people oppose the availability of condoms to teenagers‚ many others agree with it. Teenagers having access to condoms is an issue that needs to be addressed at home with their parents. It is the parent’s responsibility to educate their teenagers on sex and the responsibilities that follow. Because‚ teenagers are not going to ask their parents for condoms‚ is when programs like The Availability Program have
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death on the planet higher than infectious disease‚ greater then obesity‚ greater than guns (Share Care). Each year tobacco is killing more than 6 million people around the world (World Health Organization). Three of the primary reasons youngsters smoke to look experienced‚ to resemble their companions‚ and to analyze (From the First to the Last Ash: The History‚ Economics and Hazards of Tobacco). Smokers are not killing themselves by doing it‚ but they are killing other people by increasing their
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heart‚” states Dana Stevens‚ movie critic for Slate Magazine. She is right. There aren’t a lot of people who would like to go back and repeat high school. No matter what decade a teenager has come from‚ whether the 1980’s or the present‚ there are general assumptions that can be made. Teens will grow up and will do their best to declare their independence. They think they are smarter than their parents and their parents think the teens are naïve idiots that dress stupid and have horrible taste
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It affects how teens think and behave when they are nervous about certain things and causes them to change their actions or do something out of the ordinary. There are about fifty percent of teens who are affected with anxiety in the United States. This may have something to do with parents putting a lot of pressure on teenagers as they grow into an adult. It is a lot of types of disorder that can be treated with medicine or by making changes in daily routines. Getting rid
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History 1301 Why you should not smoke Have you ever been walking into a store and a pungent smell slaps you across the face? You turn around only to see that someone is smoking a cigarette. Have you ever wondered the affects that smoking would cause? How would smoking affect a person’s appearance and health? Have you ever wondered just how many people smoke worldwide? According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)‚ about 43.8 million US adults (21.6 percent of men and 16.5 percent
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Why People Shouldn’t Smoke Do you think smoking is “cool”? I don’t … because if you think smoking is “cool”‚ then I suppose you think jumping off a building is “cool” too? Because when you smoke it’s harmful to your health just like how jumping off a building is. Most people think it’s “cool” to smoke but it’s really not. Why would you choose to live a unhealthy life by smoking rather than to live a healthy life without smoking when they’re no benefits to smoking? I think
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Why do Teenagers Abuse Prescription Drugs in America? What do we think when we know that the use of illicit drugs in America has been decreasing over the past decade? Should this be a bad thing or a good thing? Generally‚ people would think this is good and that our nation is certainly progressing as a whole. But to be honest‚ how is it possible to have this sort of decrease in a free will country such as America. The answer to this is the new era of drugs. Prescription drugs are the reason why
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gathering ideas from this article‚ Teens Do Their Share of Lying‚ and the author’s personality‚ I’m convinced Loretta Ragsdell’s writing style is very sarcastic and observant in which she explains why and when teenagers of this era‚ lie. In the first place‚ her writing is very sarcastic. This can be conveyed in the quotes from paragraph one and six‚ that states that‚ "Finally‚ the answer has arrived to the age-old question and unsettling mystery of why teenagers lie" and "Also‚ many teens have excellent
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Parents do not understand teenagers In the past‚ agricultural social structure simplifies the relationship between parents and teenagers. Without media‚ there is no pornography‚ drug and drinking abuse. Without high-tech computer and academic pressure‚ teenagers have plenty of time to deal with parent and learn filial piety and etiquettes. Parents absolutely have the high status in the family and teenagers only have a “submission” word in their dictionary. Currently‚ patriarchy
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