A journey into the tanning bed

This video shows how many people are not aware of how tanning beds specifically affect the body. Even though more than one million people in the United States alone are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, people ignore or are oblivious to the safety risks of tanning. Why do we ignore scientific knowledge and statistics that are right in front of our faces if our actions are going to have severe consequences? Why do we make excuses to justify the use of tanning beds? By hearing from these young adults interviewed in this video, we can understand how tanners view their decision-making process. America is all about self-presentation, first impressions, and appearance. Like some of the people interviewed in the video stated, many people go tanning because it helps their self-esteem. Appearing "bronze, healthy, and young", people continue to follow the popular trend of tanning for their image. But, do people who tan ever think about how they will look in thirty years because of what they are doing now? The irreversible damage and other possible consequences of their actions should be enough to make people think twice about tanning.