smoking

While interviewing kids under 21, and researching anti-tobacco websites online, I have come to a few conclusions on why young people smoke. Many young people smoke because they see someone they look up to smoke, such as a movie star or musical influence. Some youth say that smoking makes them look and feel cool, and that they feel they must smoke to fit in. These two reasons are the most popular reasons why younger people smoke. …

…group summary had similarities and differences when compared to my research. The reason’s for younger people smoking were to relax and concentrate, however in the group summary it appeared the kids that smoked were almost embarrassed to admit peer pressure got them hooked. Older people said that they were able to make their own decisions, but it is a proven fact that 90% of today’s adult smoking population started smoking in their teen years.