Tobacco Addiction Greater in Teens!

All you girls and guys out there who think that a cigarette every now and then is fine, you're wrong. Many or atleast all adolescents report being social smokers, like every once in a while when you go out or something, maybe one or two a week. Most report smoking maybe one cigarette a day, thinking it isnt a big deal. And I can udnerstand where they are coming from, because it does nto feel like a big deal. Even for me, when i have smoked a cigarette, I don't feel it afterwards, I feel like I can smoke another one right after. The reason for this is, according to studeis by Dr. DiFranza, a medicine specialist at the University of Massachusetts, that tolerence levels in the brains of adolescents are greater than that of adults. A normal adult smoker can have a cigarette but cannot smoke another right after, they feel the effects of it, and usually wait 45 minutes to smoke another. But a single cigarette can mildly affect an adolescent, causing them to smoke more and more in an unreasonable amount of time. This is how addiction starts in most teens these days. So the next time you smoke a cigarette, do not use the excuse that it is only one and nothing is going to happen. Yes, it is very easy to get hooked on cigarettes, especially if you are young.