The nurse is teaching a class of adolescents about smoking. Which of the following points is most important to convey to this audience?

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A)Smoking is a main cause of lung cancer, and it also directly contributes to the development of many other diseases, including heart disease and stroke. Teenagers and young adults tend to be strongly influenced by both tobacco advertising and counteradvertising mass media campaigns. Increasing the cost of cigarettes has been found to be an effective deterrent to smoking. Teenagers who smoke regularly tend to continue smoking during adulthood, which makes prevention particularly important among the adolescent population.
B)Smoking is a main cause of lung cancer, and it also directly contributes to the development of many other diseases, including heart disease and stroke. Teenagers and young adults tend to be strongly influenced by both tobacco advertising and counteradvertising mass media campaigns. Increasing the cost of cigarettes has been found to be an effective deterrent to smoking. Teenagers who smoke regularly tend to continue smoking during adulthood, which makes prevention particularly important among the adolescent population.
C)Smoking is a main cause of lung cancer, and it also directly contributes to the development of many other diseases, including heart disease and stroke. Teenagers and young adults tend to be strongly influenced by both tobacco advertising and counteradvertising mass media campaigns. Increasing the cost of cigarettes has been found to be an effective deterrent to smoking. Teenagers who smoke regularly tend to continue smoking during adulthood, which makes prevention particularly important among the adolescent population.
D)Smoking is a main cause of lung cancer, and it also directly contributes to the development of many other diseases, including heart disease and stroke. Teenagers and young adults tend to be strongly influenced by both tobacco advertising and counteradvertising mass media campaigns. Increasing the cost of cigarettes has been found to be an effective deterrent to smoking. Teenagers who smoke regularly tend to continue smoking during adulthood, which makes prevention particularly important among the adolescent population.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Class of Adolescents About Smoking