Smoking Ain’t Cool
The following factors induct the youth into tobacco usage in which nicotine is found which results in addiction. These are responsible for initiation of the adolescent amongst whom 76% of the daily smokers believe that in 5 years they would not be smoking.
However the trend shows that 5 to 6 years later 73 percent of these persons continue to smoke having built up yet another make believe resolution to quit smoking in another 5 years when life would cool down a bit. 46 percent of the daily smokers however do succeed in having stopped smoking for at least some periods during the first 5-year phase.
Yet remarkable there is a less than 3 percent population though insignificant who stop smoking permanently
Tragically this habit that starts as a style spreads its roots from an age when most people just begin to give shape to their dreams, ambitions and careers. This ‘style becomes killer’ tip toeing on the sands of time snuffing out lives leaving behind in its trail more than 5 million years of potential life lost every year the world over.
Socio demographic factors
like coming from a family with low socioeconomic status.
Environmental factors
include easy accessibility and availability of tobacco products, cigarette advertising and promotion by legends and stars and the widespread affordability of tobacco due to its low price.
Personal factors
include borrowed perceptions from peers and siblings that ‘tobacco use is normal’ and lack of parental involvement.
Low self-esteem
and the lack of ability to refuse offers to use tobacco further fuels the wrong notion that tobacco use benefits.
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