This paper evaluates the problem of teen smoking which is on the rise compared to the decrease in adult smokers. It examines
the history and causes of teen smoking including the factors influencing children to start smoking at a young age. Children are three times as likely to smoke if both of their parent's smoke and parents' approval or disapproval of the habit is also a significant factor. It shows how the tobacco industry from its earliest marketing days has aggressively targeted young people and the ease of buying such as from vending machines only worsens the
problem. It discusses steps that can be taken to eradicate the problem through
advertising and restricting sales and concludes with positive action that can be taken to help a teen smoker stop.