Teen Smoking

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also been proven also that teens who score lower in school smoke more than higher scoring students do. It seems that everyone smokes in our school. Our school is overrun with smokers. It is right now at least 50% smokers and 65% if you count the people who will smoke before their high school career is up. We practically encourage it. I mean Fireman’s Field practically condones . is defiantly a problem in our school, as well as schools all over the United States. I feel that is a huge problem. I feel that too many teenagers smoke cigarettes. It is something that needs to get dealt with. But before I get into that I should probably start with the causes of . There are several factors that start teens on smoking cigarettes. There has to be considering that over 1 million new teenagers will start smoking annually. The most common is peer pressure. For any of you who have never heard these words before, I will define peer pressure. Peer pressure is when your peers influence you to do ...

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This is how I got started. I was always the curious type. The one who would pick up a rock to inspect what was under it without fearing a snake or bug. A large majority of my friends smoke. I would always be with them when they were smoking and I would always hang out with them. One day we were playing hackey sack outside and “Yo, Can I get a cigarette just popped out.” I really wanted to try one. For 3 years my friends smoked while I just hung out. Curiosity got the best of me. My first time the cigarette just flowed. No coughing or choking. And the feeling. Ohhhhhhhh the feeling. Simply marvelous. I felt like I was reenergized. I loved the way if flowed and the way it felt. There are ...

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