吸烟会让你这辈子多花200万美金
<p><span word="Some">Some</span> 95% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="their">their</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 21 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nipping">nipping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bud">bud</span>. "<span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cemented">cemented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>—<span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>—<span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span>," <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Rep">Rep</span>. <span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="KGW">KGW</span>.</p><p>95%的终身烟民21岁前就开始吸烟了，因此，昨天俄勒冈州的立法机构通过了一项法案，禁止未满21岁的人吸烟，想借此将吸烟的苗头扼杀在摇篮里。众议院议员格瑞格·史密斯（<span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>）告诉媒体<span word="KGW">KGW</span>：“人25岁的时候，烟瘾已经在大脑里根深蒂固了，要想戒烟几乎不可能。”</p><p><span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="under">under</span> 21 <span word="can">can</span> (<span word="lawfully">lawfully</span>) <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>, <span word="California">California</span>,<span word="Oregon">Oregon</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Guam">Guam</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="date">date</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="beachcomber">beachcomber</span> <span word="Gov">Gov</span>. <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Christie">Christie</span> <span word="vetoed">vetoed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>—<span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Cancer">Cancer</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 250 <span word="localities">localities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="ordinances">ordinances</span>.</p><p>俄勒冈州不是第一个立该法的地区，也不会是最后一个。夏威夷、加利福尼亚、华盛顿、哥伦比亚特区都禁止未满21岁者吸烟，关岛立法也指日可待。新泽西州也通过了该法案，但是新泽西的州长克瑞斯·科瑞斯特，这位有名的海滨拾荒人，却反对该法案。当然，他的反对并不会阻碍法案成立。美国癌症协会（<span word="American">American</span> <span word="Cancer">Cancer</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>）称，美国至少有250个地区通过了类似的条例。</p>
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