... The influence of friends who smoke is the main reason teenager's start, although you are also more likely to start if your parents do. Cigarettes, like alcohol, are an acquired taste but lots of people get addicted. Often kids drink to feel less uncomfortable and more relaxed with friends because they are encouraged to do so by other teenagers. Regular drinking can lead to poor school work, or other kinds of problems, the use of other drugs and sometimes even suicide, The main difference between alcohol or cigarettes and other drugs is that once you are over a certain age you can legally buy alcohol and cigarettes. The use of most drugs is illegal at any age. Although drugs are easy to get hold of nowadays, and many people think they should be legalized, taking them involves breaking the law. If you are caught, you might be in real trouble. ...

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