Teen Smoking Killing You Softly - 2315 Words

Teen-Smoking: Killing You Softly Have you ever made bad decisions as a teenager? Consider the following: alcohol, drugs, theft, DUI, and skipping school. The life as a teenager is a constant battle for social esteem, yet in the myopic quest for that ephemeral satisfaction many make decisions based on impulses that trump morality and logic; one of the most detrimental is smoking. The Centers and Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) completed a research of estimating the use of cigarettes among middle and high school students. The results were: 14% of high school students smoke cigarettes (11.7% females, 16.3% males), and 3.5% of middle schools students smoke cigarettes (3.2% females, 3.7% males). The CDC estimated the current use of†¦show more content†¦There will be consequences if that decision has a negative impact among themselves. Teenagers in Indonesia start smoking because they think that it will benefit themselves, but they don’t realize the harm it will cause when all is said and done. In agreement with different sources, Indonesia is the fifth largest tobacco market in the world. There are different companies that are popular among youth and adults, such as Sampoerna, Djarum, and Gudang Garam (2). Sampoerna is owned by Putera Sampoerna, the 11th richest Indonesian, with a total net worth of $2,150,000.00. Phillip Morris International acquitted 97.95% of the company in May of 2005(4). According to the source, the Sampoerna Company announced in 2006 that their net sales were worth $3,220,000,000.00. Gudang Garam leads all cigarette manufacturers as the current most successful in producing kretek (clove) cigarettes. The company was controlled by Rachman Halim, the oldest son of the owner, Surya Wonowidjojo. Halim was ranked the richest man in Indonesia by Forbes at a later date, with a net worth of $2.8 billion in the year 2005. In addition, according to Indonesia Investments, Gudang Garam â€Å"produces a wide range of kretek cigarettes including low-tar, low-nicot ine variants and traditional hand-rolled kretel, which are distributed domestically and worldwide. (5)† Djarum is one of the largest tobacco industry in Indonesia, and owned by the number one richest people in Indonesia