Youth smoking.

I would like to use your prestigious paper's column to draw the attention of higher authorities to the serious problems of smoking among adolescent students. Youth and adolescent smoking is a problem that affects countries all over the world. Smoking addiction is on the rise, particularly among youth and students, and has become a popular pastime for many students. They eventually become addicted to it. Everyone is aware that smoking is harmful to one's health. Millions of people die each year from smoking-related diseases such as cancer, tuberculosis, and heart attacks, all of which are on the rise.

Stress relief, pleasure, and friends who encourage them to try cigarettes and keep smoking are all reasons why people smoke. They see smoking as a way of demonstrating independence, and finally, if their parents smoke, teen...