# Three Year Old Smokers Is This Our Future? By Ian Cooke | Published 2006-01-28 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/three-year-old-smoker-this-is-our-future References: [boingboing.net](http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/23/threeyearold_smoker.html) & [6park](http://www.6park.com/life2/messages/4562.html) Over the last decade, North America has seen a [drop in smoking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nicotine-addiction), driven byaAnti-smoking campaigns, tougher legislation and a lack of cigarettes in the media. Accordingly, an image like this one instills a lot of shock. The picture is of a [three year old smoker](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prevent-child-abuse-america) in Chna, who is displaying his ability to smoke. The source website shows the disturbing sequence of photos. Where do we go from here? Hopefully, this is not a sign of things to come. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarreworld) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Rise of Early Childhood Smoking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative measures to prevent and combat early childhood smoking. - **Impact of Anti-smoking Campaigns:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create advanced methods and tools to enhance the effectiveness of anti-smoking campaigns. - **Global Efforts to Reduce Smoking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce groundbreaking solutions to accelerate the decline of smoking worldwide. ### Who This Affects Most - **Healthcare:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate healthcare services and products to address the health risks associated with smoking. - **Media and Advertising:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop alternative platforms and strategies to discourage the promotion and portrayal of smoking in media. - **Public Policy and Legislation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Advocate for and contribute to the development of stricter policies and legislation against smoking, particularly aimed at protecting children. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Nicotine-Quitting Gamification Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unsmoke.md) - [Low-THC Cigarettes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bogart.md) - [Adult-Only Snack Shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoke-2-snack.md) - [Smoke-Free Nicotine Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nicotine-alternatives.md) - [Non-Addictive CBD-Infused Smokes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oklahoma-smokes.md) - [Cigarette Waste Hats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shearling-style-hat.md) - [Modified-Risk Tobacco Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vln-cigarettes.md) - [Human Candle Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/human-candles.md) - [Retro Ashtray Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-ashtray.md)