Have you ever seen or heard the news? If you have, you may heard about underage drinking or smoking before. How do you know if you are underage or not? Well to smoke each country has a minimum age limit but most countries legalized it the age of 18 up to 21, actually there is no law stating  that you can’t smoke when you are under 18, if you have it you may smoke it. But that doesn’t mean smoking is good for your health. What about drinking? Some countries let teens drink at the age of 16, some let adults at the age of 20, and some make it illegal to drink in their country.

People get confused about drinking and smoking. Are they good or bad for your health? Most people would say it is bad for your health, but another question comes up, if it is bad for your health why do people still do it?

Drinking and smoking can cause Emphysema. Emphysema leads to, lung damage and destroying of air sacs. If a person gets lung damage then, it will cause minimal breathing and lungs will slowly enlarge. As a result, lung damage may cause lung cancer, lung cancer will effect to pain, rashes, hair loss due to lack of vitamins, diarrhea, nausea and vommiting.

Another result of drinking and smoking is high cholesterol. High cholesterol leads to heart attacks, chest pain, jaw pain and blockage in the person’s brain. Lastly drinking and smoking causes high blood pressure. High blood pressure leads to damage in several parts like Kidney, Heart, Brain and Arteries.

As a result, drinking and smoking are not good for your health even if you are underage or legal age. Drinking and smoking can cause death and diseases mostly cancer. So we should stop drinking or smoking even though our age is legal, because it is not good for your health.