After reading this article, Nigeria Sues Over Child Smokers, I started thinking about how bad this is. Mainly, the article was about how 18% of Nigerian youth is smoking and about how the government is going to sue 3 tobacco companies. This is such a pressing issue these days, everyone makes such a big deal over smoking, I agree that it's bad...but hesitantly. I'm not saying that I'm a smoker; no, I'm completely against harming yourself. But, I'm a strong believer that you can do whatever you want, as long as you are willing to take the consequences. You can smoke but you might end up with lung cancer, and you can drink but you might ruin your liver. What a big number, 18% of the children there smoke cigarettes. How many kids is that? What is percentage of American youth that smokes? I'm guessing that the morals and the principles in Africa are different than they are in America, but the beliefs we have here are pretty fair and I think they should be universal. How does this affect us? It's a really obvious statement to say that the advertising industry in the United States is pretty much global, and we have a massive influence over other countries. It makes me feel like a problem, and helpless because what is there to do once the damage of smoking is done? Relating this back to me is kind of difficult, but in all honesty, I can't see how much good is going to come of suing the companies. They make products available - they don't force people into smoking. You have a choice, but you should make the right one.