The Problem Of Teens And Smoking

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Revolution.
In the 17th century, cultivating tobacco became the most important industry of the Virginia and Maryland colonies. Sometime later it became the major industry in North Carolina.
“The first of the tobacco manufacturers to mass-produce cigarettes was Washington, Duke and Sons of Durham, North Carolina (Theodore, 77).”

Tobacco is a highly addictive drug. This makes it very hard for heavy smokers to quit. Heavy smokers who do attempt to quit smoking will suffer many different painful withdrawal symptoms; some are psychological, such as moodiness and intense cravings. Others are physical such as gastrointestinal distress, sleep disturbances, lowered blood pressure, and decreased heart rate.
Now to the whole teens and smoking facts about what happens and what they go through. I did some research on what kind of teens tend to smoke, and I found that most teens that smoke are those with divorced parents. I also found teens that smoke tend to have siblings ...

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