Smoking Addictions in Adolescents and Young Adults

By Craig Rogers

Smoking addiction in adolescents and young adults begins when one develops a dependence to nicotine through smoking cigarettes, or a drug addiction that occurs through substances like marijuana, cocaine, heroine, or any other substance that can be smoked. When the smoking of these harmful substances becomes habitual and compulsive for the teenager or young adult, an addiction develops.

Smoking for teenagers and young adults is toxic and can cause a series of medical conditions and illnesses that are severe and can lead to death. Smoking is guilty of causing bladder cancer, lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, pancreas cancer, and peptic ulcers. Not to mention that smoking nicotine causes second hand smoking and affects people around who don't practice this habit.

The Consequences of a Smoking Addiction

The consequences of a smoking addiction, from the health affects to the hardships on a smoker’s loved ones, are strong reasons to quit. From the first moment a smoker rejects a cigarette or marijuana, health benefits accrue. It is very rare for a teenager or young adult that is struggling with a smoking addiction to nicotine to enter a rehabilitation program. There are many over the counter options to help with the withdrawals of quitting an addiction to nicotine, that treatment is very seldomly sought out.

However, if you are the parent or loved one of a teenager or young adult and he/she is struggling with a smoking addiction to an illegal substance then treatment will be of the greatest benefit on their road to recovery. Our professionals at Therapy Insider will assist you in your search for the treatment program best suited for the needs of the teen or young adult struggling with the addiction, and will help you choose the treatment program that will be of the greatest benefit to the young addict.