Smoking tobacco is becoming increasingly popular among young people, with potentially serious effects on their health. Explain some reasons for this problem and suggest some possible solution

Cigarettes were originally sold as an expensive handmade luxury item for the urban elites of Europe.
However
, in the
last
few
centuries
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tobacconist
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tobacco
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has become cheaper, and available
on
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public
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the public
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specially
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between young adults or even teenagers. I believe that
this
popularity is rooted in advertising, family and friends. Everybody knows that smoking is not a healthy habit, but these days many people are addicted to
this
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harmful
drugs
and most of them are youngsters which is a terrible age to
use
unhealthy products that can cause serious damage to health. First of
all
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parents can be the reason their
child
turns to
drugs
, since children learn from adults and try to act like them parents should be very careful with their attitude around the
child
.
For example
, if parents who are smokers smoke in front of their children, their
child
may
use
drugs
because of curiosity, so
instead
of smoking in front of children, families can start
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together, and try to make healthy habits in their
child
.
Secondly
, advertisements and TV series play an important role in drug
use
among young people.
For instance
, most of the popular characters in movies and series are smokers, and
this
makes teenagers want to smoke to look like their
favorite
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character.
To conclude
, youngsters may turn to drug
use
under the influence of their family and friends or their surroundings and out of curiosity, and
this
can cause serious harm to their health. I think that families and even schools should inform young people about the dangers of
drugs
, and
reminds
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them that they can handle their problems well and they don't need to
use
drugs
to escape from their negative thoughts.
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