Effects of Smoking on Youth in Society

Every year there are more and more people using cigarettes and unfortunately cigarettes are responsible for many deaths not only in adults but also among our youth. Tobacco has affected every area in our society. This is one of the biggest problems in our country and in the rest of the world.
“Over three million adolescents smoke cigarettes and over one million adolescent males currently use smokeless tobacco. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of death in the United States, causing more than 400.000 deaths each year and resulting in more than $50 billion in direct medical costs. More than 3,000 teenagers and children begin smoking every year” claims the Surgeon General in his report ‘Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People’ (p,6) 1994.
I am going to give my point of view about smoking and explain the consequences of smoking based on my research.
I think that there are two main, powerful influences that entice people to use cigarettes: friends and advertisin...