Teenagers are hugely driven by peer approval, it can be helpful to keep reminding your teen that most young people don’t smoke and most adults never smoke. In fact, smoking, drinking and taking drugs are not as common as you might think.

It does help to be cautious, a substantial proportion of those who smoke are more likely to also drink or use drugs. It’s often not as simple as ‘falling in with the wrong crowd’ – a lot of things influence a young person’s decision whether to smoke or not.

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