opinion essay - Paula Vera

Option 1

It is well known that many people in the world are tobacco and alcohol consumers even though it is not only addictive but also mortal if you exceed its use. What is more, there are a lot of minors consuming these products from a very young age without any control or limitations, but they do not put much effort in preventing teenagers consuming it. It is dangerous for everyone and personally it should not be an option. 

First and foremost, I don't believe that there is an age enough to start smoking or drinking routinely, it does not bring you anything good at any age so it really should be more controlled. However, some adults are more aware of the consequences, even so, they get addicted anyway but they may be more conscious.

Furthermore, minors consuming alcohol and tobacco it’s nowadays a normal thing, this is a really worrying fact. But In my opinion they don’t have the fault because we don’t get more education about it but just adults telling us to not do it, they don’t talk to young people about how dumb is smoking because of stress or drinking because of sadness at young ages. However, the government doesn’t protect teenagers from this type of addictions and it results in so many young people with respiratory and addiction problems.

Some people believe that is typical of minors having that phases of consuming or that they will stop when they grow up, which it is not true. We have so many facilities for making it a permanent routine, we can get alcohol and tobacco from grocery stores where they don't even ask for our ID. What is more, there are parents that buy them for their kids, so more control on teenagers it’s not enough, we have to insist on education so young people don't tend to be attracted on that type of drugs. 

To sum up, alcohol and tobacco should be a more controlled thing because it’s not necessary in our lives and they don’t bring us anything good. Adults have a more mature vision of it, so they can chose clearly what they need or want, nevertheless, it’s not a justification. In my opinion, young people should be more protected from it and more talked about other ways to de-stress or dealing with life problems.