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Asian American Teen Smoking Increases
By Ji Hyun Lim
Neal, 18, Kevin, 18, and Jill*, 17, are addicted to drugs. Their habit, however, carries few social consequences. They lead normal lives. And so far they haven’t had any major health problems. Their vice: smoking.
“I use to think I could stop anytime,” said Neal, who’s been smoking for three years. “I tried to stop, but it’s hard to stop because it’s around me. I’m 18 now, and I can buy it. I’d stop a whole year and someway, somehow, I’d get back into it. I think stress from school and family made me start again,” explains Neal.
“My first cigarette is after lunch,” Jill said. “Lately, I’ve been cutting down because I can’t breathe as well as before. Every time I run, I get short of breath. I smoke half a pack a day; my friends smoke more than I do.”
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