Those who make and sell cigarettes, and some of the people who smoke them, may try and make you think that most kids smoke. But the fact is that most people don't smoke, and never want to smoke. In the United States, only about 1 in 4 adults smoke and only 1 in 10 teenagers smoke regularly. Smoking is not good for you at all. If you smoke it will raise your chances of getting cancer.
Cancer is a bad disease.
If you don't smoke you can still get cancer. Andrew A way some people start smoking in the first place is sometimes friends would smoke and they think they might lose their friends if they don't do it. But it really isn't a good thing to start smoking. Just look at these pictures below to see how it would be to say no to your friends. It's bad for mine and your lungs.