Smoking refers to the process of burning tobacco or other materials and inhaling the resultant smoke. The most common item for smoking is cigarette. Besides cigarette, people also smoke cigar and pipes.
Usually, teenagers starts smoking occasionally for fun. But, by the time they reach their adulthood, they find that they are already addicted to the habit of smoking.
Smoking is one of the leading causes of deaths. It causes several life-threatening diseases such as tuberculosis, lungs cancer, heart-attack, etc.
Smoking is preventable. The government can pass stringent laws for the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
In India, smoking is banned at public places.
Mass educational campaigns targeting the college going girls and boys explaining the harmful effects of smoking can act as a deterrent for smoking.