Teens in Worcester Urge Smokers to Quit
In Worcester on Thursday a small group of teens paced around the Common urging smokers to start. They urged a challenge to those who smoke. In which to quit smoking for a day. The teens hope that by quitting for the day it would lead people to quit for another day and so on and so forth. If people quit smoking for one day lung functions increase and over all circulation improves. The teens aren't only targeting adults but other teens. Teens usually start smoking by watching adults smoke and copy off of them. If teens see adults stopping they will want to stop sooner or later.
After reading this article I thought it was really cool that some teens did this. It shows that they really care about the well being of others. I wonder how many adults actually tried to quit smoking for the day and if they kept quitting after that. Another thing I wonder is how many teens really start smoking because of parents or adults in their lives. Or do they start because of peer pressure and it looks cool. I always figured it was due to peer pressure rather than adults in their lives. The adults do have an impact but I always thought peers were bigger part of the problem. In the end I hope the Worcester Teens helped make an impact on the lives of those who smoke.
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