Though it's illegal to advertise tobacco products on television and Big Tobacco no longer sponsors major sporting events, it doesn't mean that cigarettes have been relegated to the back pages of little-read magazines.
For years researchers have looked for ways to understand why some people seem to become addicted to cigarette smoking with the first puff while others don't.
The Gallup Youth Survey has found that more than 80 percent of high school seniors have tried alcohol and that roughly a quarter of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 say it is very easy for them to get alcoholic beverages.
Though you probably know the risks of using illegal drugs like cocaine and heroin, you might not know just how dangerous many over-the-counter medications can be when abused or taken incorrectly.
Most young adults know that alcohol and tobacco aren't good for thembut they may not know the real-life consequences of using these harmful substances.
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