Question

Why do people who began smoking as teens have a more difficult time quitting than people who began smoking as adults?

Answer 1

People who began smoking as teens may be easier to quit then adults who have started because they might already be seeing the long term effects of smoking. Since they have done it for a long period of time they know it will harm their body. Those who have started later in life will only recognize that later on. Because they just have started they may feel like their unaffected.

Answer 2

When you are younger there are more reasons to start, and you have a harder mentality to quit smoking. When you are older you probably have more reasons to quit then continue, or younger people who look up to you can make you want to quit. Teens are manipulated into smoking by people they look up to, friends, or emotions they cannot control.