The Teenager Smoker by Ray

In “Drug Use and Abuse Worldwide,” the author says “Tobacco

continues to be the substance causing the maximum health damage

globally.” In China, more and more teenagers are smokers even though

they know smoking is bad. I think the Chinese government should make

laws, teenagers can’t buy cigarette. Because smoking is really bad

for the teenagers’ bodies, the people around the smokers will be

second-hand smokers, and smoking spends a lot of money.


First, smoking is really harmful for the teenagers’ bodies.

Teenagers need many nutrients to grow. In fact, the cigarettes can

damage the body’s nutrients. For example, smoking can stop the bodies

absorption of vitamin C, there is the possibility of scurvy. Also,

cigarettes can be directly toxic. I heart through animal test some

surprising results, such as, if someone injected the horse with eight

drops of nicotine, it will soon die. So cigarettes are really harmful

for teenagers.

Second, the people around the smokers will be second-hand

smokers. That is to say, even you don’t smoke, as long as you are near

a smoker, your health will be affected as well. In fact, be a second-

hand smoker is worse than be a smoker. Maybe the other people around smokers will start smoking even though they know smoking is bad. But

teenagers always think smoking is very cool.

Finally, smoking spends a lot of money. Cigarettes are

expensive. In China, smokers spend thousands million dollars buying

cigarettes every year. I’m a smoker. I know this. Every week I spend

about 100 dollars buying cigarettes. That’s not a big number. If I

don’t smoke for one year, I can save 5,000 dollars. I can buy a second-

hand car!

Smoking is really harmful. But it’s really hard to quit. So I

think the Chinese government should make laws, can’t buy cigarettes.

Because is really harmful for the teenagers’ bodies, the people around

the smokers will be second-hand smokers, smoking spends a lot of money.

So, the teenagers, never try it.