It gives them an opportunity to think about what it is they are doing and why they are doing it. And then we ask what else can they do about their problems. Adolescents spend a lot of energy into how they look and feel about themselves so that they don't develop to their full potential. That is a waste. Diets and smoking Coupled with increasing in teen dieting in the last couple of years, teen smoking has also seen an increase, a pattern Ash says is related.
Smoking is used by young women as an appetite suppressant.
Only 12 per cent of males agreed.