It is a drug and they are addicted. I had a friend many years ago who told me that quitting was easy. He knew because he'd done it thousands of times. It is sad to see young people start smoking. I think it is an attempt to fit in to some imagined role that would show they've grown up or in order to fit in because I think that first drag is the first step into a life long, life threatening battle.
A powerful story today. I also have a lot of strong emotions around the way poison peddlers have been allowed to target kids. I recently saw a story about how early on tobacco companies paid doctors to recommend cigarettes as a treatment for asthma of all things.
It is a drug and they are addicted. I had a friend many years ago who told me that quitting was easy. He knew because he'd done it thousands of times. It is sad to see young people start smoking. I think it is an attempt to fit in to some imagined role that would show they've grown up or in order to fit in because I think that first drag is the first step into a life long, life threatening battle.
A powerful story today. I also have a lot of strong emotions around the way poison peddlers have been allowed to target kids. I recently saw a story about how early on tobacco companies paid doctors to recommend cigarettes as a treatment for asthma of all things.