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Teen smoking and drinking do not occur in a vacuum -- both parents and peers may promote or discourage substance abuse among teens, according to a study of more than 4,500 students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. This is one of the first studies to report that both peer and parent influences are independently associated with smoking and drinking, said lead author Bruce Simons-Morton, EdD, MPH, of the National Institute of Child Health and …

…only help. At least you'll have the health of a non-smoker who does not exercise. Another issue regards those around you. The more heavily you smoke, the more smoke will present in the air around you (only in an enclosed space). This will most definitely have an ill effect on those around you. It can exacerbate allergies, asthma and any other lung bearing illnesses. It is something that will have to be taken into consideration