Teen Smoking | Teen Smoking: An Overview

Susan Dominus has worked as an assistant editor at Glamour magazine, a feature editor and contributor for The American Lawyer magazine, and senior editor at New York Magazine.

Summary: Each day more than two thousand youths try cigarettes for the first time. Some teens think smoking looks sexy or cool; others hope cigarettes will help them lose weight or make them seem independent. Having parents who smoke is also likely to influence a teen’s decision in favor of smoking. With their busy schedules, many teens today suffer from similar stresses...

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