The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (known by most people as
the "FDA") has banned cigarettes with flavors that make them
taste like fruit, candy, or clove. Which reminds me…real candy
and fruit are soooo much better…but this ban does raise some
questions—so, in case you were wondering: Who is smoking
flavored cigarettes? Studies show that 17-year-olds who smoke
are three times more likely to use flavored cigarettes as
smokers over 25. In fact, some people think cigarette companies
add the flavors as a way to get teens to try smoking. The FDA
says young people are twice as likely to report seeing
advertising for these flavored products, so the cigarette
companies are obviously putting the ads in places that are
popular with teens. (Hmmm, pretty sneaky). Why ban the flavored
cigarettes? 3,600 young people start smoking each day, and
almost all adult smokers (90 percent) started smoking as
teenagers. If the idea of flavors encourages kids to smoke, many
of them will keep smoking and face a lifelong battle wit