Teenage Smoking

Smoking is a very serious problem in American society. It was introduced during the colonization of America. It will continue to be an issue, so long as it continues to be sold in stores. The basis of its appeal is sophistication, relaxation, and the image of being “cool”, which are very important aspects of teenage life. Adolescents feel pressured to do things that will make them for in with the rest of their peers; ignorant to the negative affects this mentality can have on their well-being. For example, smoking has extremely harmful affects on the body. It has negative affects on the brain, blackens the lungs, and inevitably shortens your life. The nicotine in cigarettes causes you to be addicted to smoking, so that you become compelled to buy the more cigarettes.

Picking up the habit of smoking, is a horrible habit to take on, especially at a young age. When you pick up bad habits at an early age, they become very difficult to break up. Since cigarettes contain poisonous ingredients, those ingredients counteract against the growth and development of the young body. As a teen, you are still growing and developing into adulthood, both physically and mentally. Smoking ruins the body and smoking as a teen is a horrible decision to make because you are destroying your underdeveloped self.

In conclusion, smoking as a teen can lead to a life long physical and mental struggle. As the age-old phrase states, “old habits die hard.” Why make your life harder than it has to be by picking up the habit of smoking. Teenage smoking leads to a life long struggle of addiction.