{description}About twenty percent of people in the United States smoke regularly. The percentage of eighteen to twenty-four-year-olds who smoke is slightly higher—about twenty-four percent. In California, these numbers are lower; fourteen percent of the adult population in California smokes regularly, while the eighteen to twenty-four-year-old population has a higher percentage of regular smokers—about eighteen percent. Considering the health risks involved with smoking, these figures are quite alarming.In particular, the four-point percentage difference between the eighteen- to twenty-four-year-old populace and the adult population as a whole is disturbing, and colleges across the country, including many in California, have decided to take action against these figures by designating their campuses as smoke-free.{/description}