Roughly ninety percent of smokers start to smoking by the age of nineteen. Nicotine is considered the number one entrance into other substance abuse (Barbara, 17); however I believe that’s nonsense. I believe that teens that stop doing drugs, end up smoking cigarettes.
Why is tobacco use addicting? The nicotine in tobacco acts as a stimulant, depressant, or tranquilizer depending on the dosage. An individual builds up tolerance to tobacco use, requiring larger doses to maintain a certain physiological effect. When the body becomes accustomed to the presence of nicotine, it then requires the chemical to function normally. This level of dependence is re