I remember my first cigarette. I was about, what, 16? 17? and something prompted me to put a handful of quarters in the cigarette machine (remember those?) in the donut shop where I worked and buy a pack. I lit one up at the back of the store, took a drag, and nearly passed out. Which pretty much ended that.

Yeah. Lightweight. That's me. But apparently those things are addictive! True! And especially to our kids, which is especially distressing. In fact, a new study says that 10% of kids who try smoking become hooked after two days of first trying one. 25% are hooked within a month. True? That's horrible.

The study also says that even kids who only smoke a few cigarettes a month suffer withdrawal symptoms when they stop. What are we doing to our kids? 

I know it's hard to stop smoking, just as it's hard to end any sort of addiction. But cant we find a way to keep our kids from even starting?