Ardi Rizal, a two-year-old, smokes 40 cigarettes a day. His father had first given his first cigarette when he was just 18-months –old. Rizal is from Sumatra, Indonesia. Though there have been bribes from the officials to give the family of Rizal a new car if little Ardi quits, it is still far from happening. His mother stated “He’s totally addicted. If he doesn’t get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters his head against the wall. He tells me he feels dizzy and sick.” His father does not see the issue as a problem. He said, “He looks pretty healthy to me. I don’t see the problem.
Seeing the child smoke like a pro may be amusing at first for some but it is very alarming. The child is from a third world country, and this is sad since we see how much their education about health is low. The United States and other countries try their best to put smoking at minimum yet, we see issues such as this minor who is already addicted to smoking and is not yet able to fully understand what this means to his health. You can watch the video of the child below, and leave your comments afterward.
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