Pee Yew!

The other day I had to use the restroom like most people do on a daily basis. Within a second of walking in, I nearly choked on the air and threw up. Want to know why? No it wasn't because of the bodily functions people leave in there, but the overwhelming smell of smoke.

I have heard about smoking in a high school bathroom in plenty of movies, however I have never thought I would encounter this happening in my school. I can stand a lot of things. I tend to have a high tolerance. This stench was on a whole other level. It was so overwhelming that not a soul that walked in or by didn't say anything. There was talk all over the school about how bad it smelled.

There is a point where if you smoke you can smell afterwards. Never before have I walked into a room that had been smoked in before I was in there had I walked out smelling like a chain smoker. Now why would this have all of a sudden pop up out of the blue? Addiction. It has become a more common thing in teens because of the amount of people starting to smoke. I believe this is not only due to peer pressure, but stress as well as the monkey see monkey do saying.

Kids these days see their parents do things and they end up doing the same at some point in time. Once their parents start doing something kids start to think that it is okay for them to do. Some kids even end up going to the extent of taking their parent's objects and using them their self. Now comes the addiction. They become so used to using things that they think it is normal and needed on a daily basis for them to get through the day.

I do not think I have gone through a day where I have not seen a post about how much stress teens have nowadays let alone how many times I see that someone underage "needs" a smoke or a cigarette before they even get half way through the day. It may start with once a week or only every time they have a test, but then it turns into every day for the tiniest of things. At this point it has become unhealthy in more than one way. The addiction has become so strong that they end up having to skip their lunch for a mid day relief. OR even worse. Going to the bathroom to smoke and ruin everyone else's surroundings.

While I will not say that it is wrong to smoke, I will say that doing it in a public place, especially with poor ventilation is not a good idea.

-Hangin' from a smoke free clothesline