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It is not difficult for youngsFriday, 4 June 2010 by Bluenesslan  Bluenesslan Too cool to quit? High school student Li Rui, 17, pulls out a cigarette every time he feels upset. It doesn\'t matter where he is or who is around. \"Smoking can help me relax,\" said Li, who goes through a pack of cigarettes every week. Li, who is in grade 11 at a school in Liuzhou, South China\'s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said he is aware of the dangers of smoking but he has Archlord gold, never considered kicking the habit which he picked up at age 12 from his friends. He\'s also noticed one negative consequence. Five years ago, he was able to run 2,000 to 3,000 meters without a sweat but now he gets tired after just 1,000 meters. His father goes through several packs a day Archlord gold and turns a blind eye to the boy\'s habit. So he does not have a role model at home to help him quit. \"On some occasions, I even ask my father to smoke less,\" Li said. Many of his friends, even primary school students, smoke, Li added. World No Tobacco Day is world of warcraft gold, today and health experts have warned that there is a growing number of Lis across China. There are world of warcraft gold new anti-smoking measures in place, including higher tobacco taxes. The Ministry of Education will also issue a regulation tomorrow banning smoking in all schools and indoor spaces at universities. Experts said the tobacco control measures implemented in the past year have failed to curb smoking among young people. \"Despite years of efforts, progress in tobacco control so far in China has not been obvious because most stop smoking slogans are not put into action,\" Duan Jiali maple story mesos, member of the committee for tobacco-free kids under the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, told the Global Times Sunday. According to the 2008 China Tobacco Control Report released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control maple story mesos and Prevention, 15 million of 130 million teenagers between 13 and 18 smoke. Statistics by Beijing Health Bureau released this month said that 40 percent of high school boys and 21 percent of girls tried smoking. Xu, 18, a high school student in Beijing, tried a cigarette once but felt disgusted at the smell. Xu said students 2moons dil, and teachers fail to set a good example. \"Sometimes, in writing clas News category : Blogs 0 comments.
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