... have a great desire to fit in. They think they will not get addicted. Young people underestimate the addictive qualities of nicotine. Seventy-five percent of all adult smokers thought they would never get addicted as teenagers. Another reason young people begin smoking is that the teen years are a rebellious stage in life. Since smoking is illegal for teenagers, and most adults (even adults who smoke) say teens shouldn't smoke, the rebellious spirit in many teens gives them a reason to smoke. It makes teens feel grown up. They feel cool. They don't understand that being cool doesn't matter when they're dead. But many teens don't think that could happen to them. A reason that many teenage girls smoke is to lose weight. It is commonly believed that smoking causes weight loss. It certainly is the unhealthy way to lose it. The benefits of losing weight are counter balanced by ...

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