When They Begin Smoking

Taylor Atchison
Chemistry and Your Future
December 3, 2007
When They Begin Smoking.

In this article, “Adolescent Cigarette Smoking,” the main question is why and when do teens begin smoking. The answer is surprisingly young. More than 70 percent of children who have tried smoking smoke it before they are fifteen. And ninety percent who have tried smoking smoked it before they were 17. The fact that it is at such a young age astonishes scientists today. Not only are they trying it before adulthood but they are obtaining it before they can legally use it. The reasons why they begin to use include parent usage, relieve stress, curious, to look cool, and pleasurable.
This article is important information because we need to pinpoint the use of cigarettes at the source. If we can figure out a way to prevent more adolescents and teens from smoking the less likely they will become smokers later in life. More than two thirds of those who are daily smokers senior year of high school are daily smokers eight years later. It also said only five percent of those daily smokers believe they will be smoking later on. In order to reduce the supply of smokers to the tobacco companies we must deter children with different tactics from smoking.

Johnson, Roberta. “Adolescent Cigarette Smoking.” National Opinion Research Center. 2000. 3, Dec. 2007.