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If the study links depressive symptoms to teens after they have already started smoking, why do teens start to smoke in the first place. Peer pressure and having parents who are smokers both increase the likelihood a teen will try smoking. After trying that first cigarette, smoking can soon become an addiction that lasts a lifetime.
