My friend is starting to smoke..what should I do before it's too late? Please help?

Question

She's nearly 16 and smokes "socially" ..I'm not sure how addicted she is or whether she isn't yet, but she smoked twice yesterday despite most of the people there being quite anti-smoking (so it's not like she was pressured into it. Only one of her friends smokes and we give her a hard time for it, besides I think my friend asks for cigarettes rather than takes when offered). I haven't spoken to her properly yet since then, and I want to know what I should say when I do see her. I know she expects me to be mad, so I have to say something, otherwise she'll feel like she "got away with it".

I think she does it because it makes her feel big & it's exciting rather than because she wants to impress anyone else. She does have insecurities and can be an attention seeker too.

So what should I say when I next see her that might really hit home? Personal experiences would help. I know lecturing her about disease just isn't going to work with her, because she already knows but just seems to think it's worth it..

Answer 1

**** man

i posted almost exactly the same q yesterday

PEOPLE WILL SAY

tell her not to and bla bla bla

but

easier said than done right??

so. to be totally and completely honest with u.......i mean i know what teenagers these days r like i am one myself...to be practical and without makin urself the total geek face of the school..

u cant do anythin bout it.

im being REALLY REALLY HONEST.

now i dont care if u give me best answer or not,

just...welcome to the real world.

<3

Answer 2

i have a friend who use to smoke so i did that: Evey time he smokes i tell him that i want to share with him and when he gives me the smoke i turn it off. and after 5 times he knew my trike.so i started to tell him not to smoke when am around and i made sure to be around him as much as possible so he was nearly to stop.after a few months he met a girl and when he wanted to kiss her and when he did she told him that he smells like fish so u hoke her up with a guy and tell the guy to kiss her and when he did tell him to tell her that her mouth smells bad. it worked with my friend and it will work for u.she will propply stop after a few months.                               i was happy to help.                                                                                     good luke,,,,

Answer 3

Tel her u dont want her to smoke in ur presence and if she chooses to then she has chosen to chill with her cig instead of her bestfriend.

Take her to a morgue and show her wat a lung cancer corpse looks like. Ofcourse u'd hav to trick her when u take her. Most 16 yr olds react to shock rather than lecture.