Why Teenagers Smoke Despite the Obvious Warnings Against It Teenage smoking has become a big problem in the United States as well as the rest of the world. Once kids start smoking, they cannot stop because of the physical and mental addiction. Throughout our lives, we hear many warnings from authority figures and the media. Despite the obvious risks involved, kids still choose to smoke. The biggest influences on teenagers are peer pressure, media and …showed first 75 words of 914 total…

…showed last 75 words of 914 total…smokers say they would never have started smoking knowing what they know today about the health risks it poses. Yet, with all the facts about smoking at their disposal, every day almost 5,000 U.S. teens try cigarettes for the first time and about 2,000 continue to become regular smokers. Peer pressure, adult influence, and the media have the biggest effects on teenagers. When it comes down to it, teenagers are paying tobacco companies to kill them.