I know that I am quite powerless, and risk alienating him and destroying our relationship, but I am so upset. Both of his grandmothers were smokers, and my MIL died of lung cancer, and my mother died of a series of strokes.
He thinks he is not addicted, can stop whenever he wants, etc, but he has been smoking for over a year, lying skilfully and concealing the tobacco. He can still go for days without smoking (I think), and doesn't smoke a great deal, but it is more than just occasional.
I have begged and pleaded, taken away his tobacco when I have found it, and probably done the wrong thing being extremely emotional both about the smoking and about the lying. I know that people who start smoking when they are under 15 have a doubled risk of lung cancer, and 30% of them will continue smoking and die early.
I am hoping for advice about how to get him to stop and how to not further poison our relationship.
I would be really grateful for a few links to show him that are graphic and maybe relevant to teen smoking in particular.
Thank you for any help, advice, things I can show him-
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My 15 year old son is smoking regularly, and I am desperate to convince him to stop
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claraschu · 22/03/2014 06:19
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