... as acceptable. A parental or older sibling smoking example is also an Once a person starts smoking daily, the addictive process slowly creates a pattern of having to smoke to feel good. That's when a smoker feels trapped. At first a smoker thinks, "I can quit anytime I want." Most smokers find it very difficult to stop smoking and often try 5-7 times before they are successful. Secondhand smoke involuntarily ... year. Smoking CAUSES Emphysema, Lung Cancer, and Chronic Bronchitis Every day another 3000 young people become regular smokers. Arguably the biggest influence in drawing people t...

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... advertised brands. Two primary causes of why people start to smoke cigarettes are because they use the "everyone is doing it" philosophy and they want their own independence. People are desperately trying to fit in and be cool. They think that they are invincible and they cannot become addicted ... crowd. It is much easier to give in to peer pressure when they are at an age where they are not sure what they want. They start smoking since they think it finds the meaning of independence. One of the main developmental tasks of adolescences is to assert independence ... clothes. Even the cig...

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