From: MmegiOnline
The stress he felt just a little while ago is forgotten and it seems to have vanished with each puff. For a brief moment, at least, the cigarette will free him from his cravings.
He is not the only one who puffs to relieve tension. There are hundreds of young people in Botswana who are addicted to smoking, despite the various health hazards associated with it.
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Tobacco has become a substance of choice for many young people and easy access to it, usually sold discreetly by street vendors and in some shops, has given rise to cigarette smoking – with addicts as young as 12 years old, in a country where rehabilitation resources are scarce. Smokers are mainly young people, especially those from poor families. Many teenagers usually experiment with cigarettes without realising that they can lead to addiction and eventually endangering their health.
