Society

Four-year-old hooked on cigarettes

(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-03-30 08:38

Four-year-old boy Jian Bing sits on his father's lap, who isn't bothered by the toddler's nicotine addiction. [cnnb.com]

A 4-year-old boy has developed an addiction to nicotine in Guiyang, Guizhou Province.

Four-year-old boy Jian Bing has been keen on tobacco for one year. [cnnb.com]

Jian Bing smoked his first cigarette at the age of 3 when a friend of his father's gave him one to try. The boy often spends time with his father and his colleagues, who give him cigarettes for fun.

Jian now smokes daily and his parents don't have a problem with it.