Smoking age going to 18, do you agree?

gabs4_28

i think smoking should be held to 21 not 18

rottymom02

it is 18 where I live. I wished I had never started. It is a vile and expensive habit.

Barrett G

Uh. Dude.
You can't go to war at 16.

Avril L

Yeah I agree. This is from someone who has tried to give up many times. Nasty habit. Should be banned completely.

Freakyfran

I agree with the age going up to18, I was heavily addicted by the time I was 18 and suffered heart problems for it. My advice would be DONT START. Luckily I managed to stop 12 years ago but that was after34years.

james w

smoke away . its smelly it kills you it cost alot . sounds like a smart thing to do . and it makes you look so cool .

Ollie

don't pay tax until you're 18 (unless you're in a very good job!). you can't go to war at 16. as for smoking being raised to 18: fantastic idea. too many 16year olds are easily influenced by their friends, but by 18 years old, the person would have matured sufficiently to make their own decisions.

quick_sand

here in the states you have to be 18 to buy cigarettes. and you can't go to war at 16 here. But, on another note, I think the 21 yr age to purchase liquor, is somewhat of a contradiction. although I don't think you should be able to buy it at 18, you can enlist in the military and die for your country at 18. that just doesn't seem right...to me..

m434u

It is already 18 here in Cal. that is where it is legal at all.

ratboy

If kids want to smoke, they will smoke. Period. A law change isn't going to change anything, especially since they're still minors and can't really be punished for it.

ESweetPea

Well, in the US, the smoking age has been at 18 for a while and that means that people start smoking when they're, oh, 13 or 14. So if the smoking age here were 16, then kids would start smoking at, what, 8? 9?

Studies have shown that kids who start smoking when they're teenagers have trouble quitting, but if they don't start by the time they're 18, they almost never start. There's only a certain window of time to get most people addicted. So I'm all for making it a little harder for kids to start smoking, because it's more likely they'll never get addicted at all. Smoking is a killer, and if it doesn't kill you, sometimes you get diseases so bad, you wish you were dead.

Like my great-aunt smoked for years and wound up getting a blood clot in the big blood vessel going across her stomach. She had to fly several states away to get it operated on because nobody in her area would do the surgery. She had all these complications and her throat got all screwed up and her mouth turned black from lack of blood flow. Black! Do you think it's a good idea to get a blood clot and permanent chronic bronchitis and a black throat and mouth! That's so terrible! And f*cking gross, besides.

Tax them little f*ckers all you can, I say. Nobody should smoke, especially not kids who are practically guaranteed to get addicted. I never smoked when I was younger and now all that "mystique" about how "cool" it is to smoke is past and I'm not an addict. Good for me! Now, if only we could get all the other kids to avoid cigarettes. Cigarettes are a f*cking plague. I'd outlaw them outright if I could. Only Native Americans could use them in their ceremonies.

demondude12331

No smoking is stupid either way and should be outlawed.

amp0988

Think it is bad no matter what age you are. Facts are facts and the things smoking does to your body, well, its like slowly killing yourself. So, I guess I agree with at least 18. Gives people at least 2 more years to maybe not smoke and in OHIO it is 18. Doesn't mean younger people don't smoke thou.

we_are_legion99

Bruza didn't ask all the Smoker Nazis to get on their soap boxes and start preaching. Jeez. He asked if we agree.
Answer: Once you reach 18 you should be educated enough to make sound decisions. I assume you live in a free country so--I agree.

Michael R

Federal law is 18 to smoke

Can't vote until you are 18

And you cant go to war at 16, you have to be 18

alxnol

As a ex-smoker I truly believe that the only way forward long term for the strategic benefit of the health of the nation is to ban it completely.

We are wasting millions fighting the effects of this addiction that causes so much suffering to its victims and the their families,

I'd go as far as to say it is a social evil not any lesser than terrorism for the unnecessary and undesirable effects it is having on our country.

chutney

Don't smoke, it's a killer, I think I read that somewhere. Apart from the fact that you stink, cough, and upset non smokers.

ELIZY

everything doesnt always make sense right....but assuming a child of 16 isnt going to make the best decision for their self it is best for the age of smoking to be 18 or hell 25 for that matter...why rush to kill your self? chances are someone else will do that for you in time

Maddie

I think it should be raised!!! I think there should be more education in the schools about the harmful effects smoking causes.

hairy_spaghetti

I don't think it will make much difference. I'm 16, and I know loads of people who smoke, and they started when they were 12/13/14 so it's not going to change the age people start and or underage smoking. It's the same with drinking. The more 'naughty' it gets made, the more encouraging it is going to be for younger people to smoke as the 'thrill' will be there and they can rebel. I don't smoke or get drunk, doesn't make me an angel.

Skippy

I think it makes sense, it's the same in lots of other countries and it's going to make it harder for really young kids to get hold of smokes. Anyway if you're still at studying when you're 16 which you should be you don't pay tax

Heidi

you dont need to be smokin anyway. it aint good for ya. so yes i do agree.

moose lover

Go ahead and smoke, do as you like most teenagers do it anyways. Kill yourself, smoking is not cool. Never has been and never will be.

sunshine.

no for smoking no matter age are you!

Wal

Yes, only hope it can be enforced, I started young and now I am in a bad way because of the cigs ,I have stopped now but it is too late to save my health, I can assure you that you do not get a bit better after 2 years or 5 years once you have stopped, once you have gone so far it is PERMANENT, the law should also punish the manufacturers as well, they are still making pots of money so they really do not give a damn

LARGE MARGE

Here, it is a law to be 18 to be able to buy smokes. I agree, it doesn't keep younger kids from smoking, they will only get their older friends to buy for them, or steel from their parents, if they happen to smoke.

bella

err...no you cant do any of those things(unless you have a great paying job at 16 which i doubt very much) ....you can drive a moped that goes slower than a pedal bike though if that makes it better.
i think raising the age is a good idea, there are too many people smoking especially those under the age of 18. there is going to be a smoking ban soon so may as well get used to not being able to smoke. i understand it is addictive but i don't understand why people want to stink and cough and basically look like they are trying to be older than they are by smoking. i think its good that something is being done to stop people killing themselves earlier in life than they will if they start smoking earlier...however for some people there is no hope.

Eluned

I agree that the law should be changed up to 18 - its not about personal rights to kill yourself slowly with a coctail of poisons, its about the age the body matures. You'll do more damage to your lungs if they're still growing (just like you'll do more damage to your liver if you drink while you're still growing). Not everyone finishes growing by 18, sure, but its a step in the right direction.

If you want a human rights at 16 question, why don't you campaign for the vote at 16 instead?

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