4.5 MILLION
teens are smokers.
Did you watch the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? They used a stadium there known as the Bird's Nest. It can hold 91,000 people at a time. It would take almost 50 of these stadiums to hold all the teen smokers in the United States.
3600
teens start smoking every day.
My high school had 2000 students. Can you imagine an more than one entire high school starting to smoke in one day?
My high school had 2000 students. Can you imagine an more than one entire high school starting to smoke in one day?
1100
will become regular smokers.
Half of my high school would be smoking for the rest of their lives.
90%
of all people who smoke started before they were 21 years old.
So pretty much if your gonna start smoking you better do it before you turn 21 because it looks like when you turn 21 you finally get smart enough to realize that smoking is a bad choice.
20%
of high school seniors smoke at least one cigarette every day.
That's one out of every five seniors. Look around at your lunch table, which one of your five lunch buddies might be struggling with an addiction?
5.5%
of all 8th-graders smoke every day.
8th grade! That's 14 year olds! I wasn't even allowed to ride my bike around the neighborhood by myself at 14 let alone smoke cigarettes everyday. I think I'd rather be outside riding a bike than smoking though.
13%
of high school males use smokeless tobacco.
Ok smokeless tobacco, that means chew, snuff, you know spit tobacco. Gross. I would venture to say that another statistic might be that 13% of high school males aren't getting any kisses.
will become regular smokers.
Half of my high school would be smoking for the rest of their lives.
90%
of all people who smoke started before they were 21 years old.
So pretty much if your gonna start smoking you better do it before you turn 21 because it looks like when you turn 21 you finally get smart enough to realize that smoking is a bad choice.
20%
of high school seniors smoke at least one cigarette every day.
That's one out of every five seniors. Look around at your lunch table, which one of your five lunch buddies might be struggling with an addiction?
5.5%
of all 8th-graders smoke every day.
8th grade! That's 14 year olds! I wasn't even allowed to ride my bike around the neighborhood by myself at 14 let alone smoke cigarettes everyday. I think I'd rather be outside riding a bike than smoking though.
13%
of high school males use smokeless tobacco.
Ok smokeless tobacco, that means chew, snuff, you know spit tobacco. Gross. I would venture to say that another statistic might be that 13% of high school males aren't getting any kisses.
These statistics were found on the following websites:
Adolescent Smoking Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Great comparisons! This really puts it into perspective.
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