http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/10/08/once-you-start-it%e2%80%99s-hard-to-stop-andrew-stansell-fgcu/ Tue, 22 May 2012 06:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/10/08/once-you-start-it%e2%80%99s-hard-to-stop-andrew-stansell-fgcu/#comment-33904 LaKisha Callwood (Edison) Sat, 01 May 2010 02:46:39 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/10/08/once-you-start-it%e2%80%99s-hard-to-stop-andrew-stansell-fgcu/#comment-33904 Most people who smoke started smoking at a young age. They did it because they were socially inclined to believe that it is a "cool" thing to do by their peers. No child wants to be an outcast, so they are willing to do whatever it takes to be part of the "cool" group. If young people stop pressuring other young people to do drugs, then there would not be as many smokers in the world today. Some young people do not even know that smoking can lead to serious health problems and the ones that do know are usually in the denial stage. In other words, they believe that it will not happen to them. It is sad to know that "9 out of 10 smokers started smoking before the age of 18 years old." Just one bad decision can lead to an entire lifetime of addiction to cigaretts. Most people who smoke started smoking at a young age. They did it because they were socially inclined to believe that it is a “cool” thing to do by their peers. No child wants to be an outcast, so they are willing to do whatever it takes to be part of the “cool” group. If young people stop pressuring other young people to do drugs, then there would not be as many smokers in the world today. Some young people do not even know that smoking can lead to serious health problems and the ones that do know are usually in the denial stage. In other words, they believe that it will not happen to them. It is sad to know that “9 out of 10 smokers started smoking before the age of 18 years old.” Just one bad decision can lead to an entire lifetime of addiction to cigaretts.

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