Today secondhand smoke is one of the major sources of indoor air pollution. In Italy nearly everybody has tried or smokes frequently and the percentage of passive smoking is high. Usually parents smoke in front of their children and it’s not a good thing to do, they get dependent and they are influenced and drawn to try. I personally hate when people that are in my family smoke in front of me but I’m used to it and I hope that I’ll never fall in the black hole!
Eleonora Grio
International school of Treviso
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Greetings Eleonora Grio,
ReplyDeleteYou are ahead of your time in Italy! You are right on, so don't even think that you will get pulled into that blackhole!
In 1960, 50% of the male population smoked in the United States. It wasn't until 1964, after research proved all the health effects, that people in the United States started to give up that bad habit. Today in the United States, about 19-21% of teens and adults smoke. We have come a long way, but still have work to do. The United States has found that the best way to stop smoking is to not start in the first place. If young people are educated about the harmful effects, they are smart, they will not smart. Many states have also enacted laws against smoking in public places. The federal government has also raised taxes on cigarettes, so they are very expensive today, close to 6 or 7 dollars per pack of 20. The taxes raised from the sale of cigarettes, go into treating all the medical diseases that occur as a result of smoking. Eleonora, you are very intelligent and I have faith you will never start.
Amendment to previous posted comment - sentence in middle: If young people are educated about the harmful effects, they are smart, they will make good decisions.
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