Teen Smoking
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Due to peer pressure, propaganda and availability, teenage smoking has been on
the rise since 1986. Three thousand children start using tobacco each day
because of the negative influences aimed toward them. Our President and the
American Medical Association have taken action and have urged tobacco ....
Middle of paper
.... Baltimore. Half were boys, half girls, and all
were between the ages of fifteen and seventeen. Over more than four hours of
conversation, it became clear that most teens smoked for two seemingly
contradictory reasons: They want to be part of a peer group, while rejecting
society and its norms. They want to reach out and rebel at the same
time."(Roberts 38) Tobacco companies spend four billion dollars each year in
advertising and promotional costs and claim there is no health risk. Six h ....
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