The Repulsive Effects of Smoking Smoking has grown to be the leading cause of death in the 90's. Over the past decade, smoking has become very popular among young adults. Kids as young as the age of fourteen, have been exposed to cigarettes. The influence of false and misleading advertisement on youngsters is enormous. Tobacco companies target teens and other adolescents, using big fancy ads on the billboards. Most of the ads give the expression that smoking will make you “cool” and/or help you get that gal/guy you have had your eyes on. What tobacco companies do not want to