Written by
Alexandra Sifferlin, this article discusses the topic of smoking among
teenagers. The number of teen smokers
has been a rollercoaster. The number of
teen smokers has dropped, 34.4% to 23.2%, but is still high. It has been at a standstill for a while and
that is not good. Nearly ninety percent
of people who smoke started before they were 18 years old and 1 out of 5 high
school students use some form of tobacco.
This article also has many resources and data that date back to the year
2000. Though there are still 4 out of 5
teens that do not smoke, which is encouraging, smoking is still a problem.
This article does
a good job supporting its main idea. It
does not give personal estimates and ideas.
Facts are given from data taken from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) and the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). Also, by using words from Dr. Tim McAfee
regarding the subject, Sifferlin takes the time to show how Dr. McAfee said
that the resulting numbers were “disturbing”.
This shows that she really does support Dr. McAfee’s side of this issue
and how it is dangerous. This helps with
the backbone of the article, the author took time to find real evidence.
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