Melbourne Misal

ACC101

Smoking Among Teenagers

Cigarrete smoking is a big issue in the philippines. The government showed the ill-effects of
smoking like you see in every pack of cigarrete. That shows the photo of people who suffered
from the disease cause by cigarrete but still many people continue to smoke.
I think that everyone knows the side effects that the cigarette is giving to its user but the hardest
thing to understand is that why do smokers still smoke regardless of its bad effects.
I find it interesting to make a speech about it. Because nowadays I see many teen is smoking. So
why many teens start smoking?
There are many reasons why teens is start smoking. Maybe its Peer influence ,teens whose
friends smoke are more likely to start smoking, as its give them a sense of belonging or maybe
the reason is when teens see adults, especially their parents or other family members, smoke,
they will be more likely to smoke because they will perceive smoking as normal behavior and
something that is grown-up and mature.
One of the main reason is coping with stress, just like adults teens can also use smoking to
relieve stress. but is it the best option to relieve stress financially and physically? I think no
because there many ways to cope with stress and smoking is not the best way to cope with it.
Because of the diseases that you’ll get from constantly smoking like lung cancer, heart diseases
and asthma etc. and it also can harm other people by second hand smoking like myself who
doesn’t smoke,can also be effected.
So one of the main reasons smokers keep smoking is nicotine. Nicotine is a chemical
in cigarettes that makes you addicted to smoking. Over time, your body gets used to having
nicotine. However, the more you smoke‚ the more nicotine you need to feel normal. So it’s really
hard to quit smoking because of the nicotine
To end this speech I will leave you a quotation.
“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world
I know because ive done it thousands times” by mark twain
Always remember cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health