All of these can be easily debunked or explained.
1. Have you smelled smoke on her clothing or hair?
Perhaps he/she hangs out at a friend's house where their parents smoke.
2. Have you seen matches in his bedroom or a lighter in his backpack?
Oftentimes boys play with fire and have matches and shit. I know I did and I didn't start smoking until I was 21.
3. Has she started making excuses to go outside?
HOLY SHIT A KID THAT DOESN'T WANT TO SIT IN FRONT OF A TV OR A COMPUTER ALL DAY AND WANTS TO GO OUTSIDE!?!?!?!? Heaven forbid...
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4. Has he been leaving the windows in his bedroom open for no reason?
Boys smell. I know I did when I was a teen. It was almost mandatory to keep the windows open.
5. Are there burn holes in her clothing?
See answer for #2.
6. Has he started using mouthwash, breath mints or gum?
Halitosis isn't singular to just smokers, y'know. Have you even gotten near a Mexican or a Greek kid? Whew! Also, kids who just got their tongue pierced use a lot of mouthwash. Ever think of that?
7. Does she have friends who smoke? Kids whose friends smoke are nine times more likely to be current smokers compared to kids whose friends don't smoke
Sources for the study? Yeah, I thought so.
Here's a better list.
1. Do your kids ask you if they can borrow your Zeppelin or Pink Floyd albums?
2. Do they watch a lot of Adam Sandler movies?
3. Does your child light their room with UV lights or incandescent?
4. Have they asked you recently for your best recipe for brownies?
5. Does your child like to burn a lot of incense?
6. Does your child want to play in a band and it isn't christian rock?
7. When you ask your teen to mow the lawn, do they ask "what's the point?"
See? Much better signs your kid's getting high.
