Two-Year-Old Boy World's Youngest Smoker

Father Gives Toddler Pack of Cigarettes a Day

In a story so crazy that it is hard to believe it is true, a Chinese father has come out and proudly told the world about his chain smoking son. What's most shocking about this story is that the boy, Tong Liangliang, is only two years of age.

Father Gives Son Cigarettes

Tong Liangliang was born with a painful hernia and he is too young for an operation. The child suffers immense pain from his ailment and so the father decided to come up with a short term solution - teach the child to smoke to ease the pain. The only problem is now Liangliang is addicted and he can't stop puffing away. In fact, the child gets moody and regularly throws violent tantrums if he is denied cigarettes. He now has a serious habit that has shocked many people.

"The father wasn't aware how serious the toddler's habit had become until the child began to increase the number of cigarettes he smoked per day," Chinese news agency CRI said.

Guinness Book of Records

The Guinness Book of Records will refuse any application by the father to have Liangliang submitted as world's youngest smoker

In 2005, a 37 year old man submitted an application to the Guinness book of records to have his three year old child recognized as the world's youngest smoker but his application was denied on the grounds that it promoted a harmful habit.

Alternative to Nicotine

Medical studies have shown that nicotine does relieve pain but Liangliang's father could have consulted another less harmful form of pain relief such as Chili Peppers. Chili Peppers have been used to provide pain relief for post surgery pain sufferers.