Teen Attitudes Toward Smoking Linked To Likelihood Of Drinking And Using Drugs

Alya Albazie
EAP 1-D
Date: 30/1/2011
RRJ#2

Reference:
Weill Cornell, (Oct. 3, 2009), Teen Attitude Toward Smoking Linked To Likelihood Of Drinking And Using Drugs. (ScienceDaily)



Summary:
In this article, the author discusses the danger of smoking cigarettes. He says that will guide teenagers of both genders towards using other things like drink alcohol, smoke marijuana, and drugs. Teenagers who smoke or do drugs can also affect their friends to do the same as well. He advises all parents to be good examples for their children, and be aware from bad relationships which certainly will affect their children with negative results especially among high schools students. Also, if those teenagers see their parents have ambivalent and permissive towards these forbidden things there will not be sanction for them from doing the same.
Reaction:
When I read this article, I felt that the affection of teenagers on each other considered great because of their influence. In my opinion, all societies are suffering from this thing, but in my country using drugs, drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes and marijuana are more popular between males than females. I wish that all parents take care of their children and be careful from everything around them to prevent danger and bad things from happening as they can as they could. I am very sorry that teenagers are being influenced drug dealers who present the devil side and greed of human beings even if this thing will spoil the whole community. When I was a teacher, I always advise my students to be a good example for their friends and their young children in their families. Understanding the influence teenagers have on their friends, I will continue to instruct them in the dangers of doing bad things such as smoking, or drugs.