Teen smoking had been on a sharp decline since the mid-late 1990's, but recent data shows that

the adolescent smoking rates are rising slightly. According to a 2005 study done by the CDC, 23% of high school students reported smoking cigarettes in the last month. This is compared with a previous study of high school students that showed 21.9% in 2003. While this data is somewhat discouraging it is far better than the 1997 level of the same survey at 36.4%. The rise appears to be greatest among white and Hispanic teens while the rates of teen smoking declined among black teens. There is no concrete evidence at this time to show why the teen smoking statistics have declined since 1997, but some believe it is in better awareness efforts. Some also feel that it is due to a decline in media glamorizing smoking. The CDC study showed that 80% of smokers begin before the age of 18. A similar study which was published by the American Lung Association website shows 90% of smokers begin before the age of 21. A study that was done by the CDC also found some interesting facts and estimates: 1. About 3,900 teens under 18 start smoking each day. 2. Of the 3,900 teens that start smoking each day - 1500 will become regular smokers. 3. Those who smoke often have secondary behavioural issues such as violence, drug/alcohol use, and high-risk sexual behaviour. Some of the contributing factors of teenage smoking are: 1. Low socioeconomic status 2. Use or approval of smoking by siblings/peers 3. Smoking by parents 4. Availability and price of tobacco 5. Lack of parent support / involvement 6. Lower self-image or self-esteem Consequences of teen smoking: 1. Chronic cough - if smoking is continued 2. Reduced stamina 3. Bad breath 4. Yellow teeth 5. Stinky clothes 6. Expensive habit - 1 pack/day = about $1000/year. Some tips for parents to help prevent teen smoking: 1. Educate your child about the dangers of smoking early on. 2. Be a good example. Only 2 percent of smokers have parents who don't smoke. (Mayo Clinic). 3. Don't leave cigarettes where children or teens may have access to them. 4. Teach the teen or child refusal skills Teen Smoking Statistics Sources: CDC, Mayo Clinic, ALA

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The Tragedy of Teen Smoking Approximately 440,000 Americans die each year from diseases related to smoking. About 90% of all smokers started as teen smokers.

90% of the above 440,000 is 396,000 teen smokers. 396,000 smokers who started as teens die each year from smoking related diseases

Each day 6,000 children under the age of 18 start smoking. Of those, 2,000 will keep smoking. That is 800,000 new teen smokers every year. If current tobacco use patterns continue, an estimated 6.4 million children will die prematurely from a smokingrelated disease. Teen Smokers become addicted faster and on lower levels of nicotine than adults. This makes the decision for a teen not:

Do I want to smoke? But Do I want to become a smoker?

Statistics Are Not Enough Unfortunately, when our teens hear these statistics about smoking, they don't internalize them. Teen smokers are not typically aware of their own mortality. They tend to think of themselves as invincible and certainly not a part of the "heart disease generation". So, hearing that people die from lung cancer and heart disease from smoking really doesn't make much of an impact on their decision making paradigm. Tobacco advertising focused on teens and children Marketing research by the tobacco companies shows 60% of smokers start when they are younger than 13 and 90% before the age of 20. Taking those statistics, the companies gear their ads to reach this vulnerable part of society. Their methods include:

Incorporating into their ads the impression that smoking is an illicit pleasure and part of entering the adult world. Equating cigarettes with rebellion, freedom, even masculinity for boys and femininity for girls. Advertising in sports magazines, and motor sports which interest teens. Using figures like Joe Camel who surveys show children recognize as well as Mickey Mouse

What Parents Can Do The first step toward avoiding or correcting a problem is knowledge.

Be aware of the statistics. Know the threats to your teen. Know what the tobacco industry is doing to target your teen. Point it out to him. Know what programs are available in your community to prevent or help stop teen smoking and know how you can participate. Take an active roll in your teen's life. Know where he is and what he is doing.

Get to know his friends and their parents. Invite the friends on family outings or to your home for activities. Encourage your child to participate in school sports. Talk to, and with your teen. Keep an honest and open dialogue. Look for opportunities to open the subject for discussion with questions such as: o "Why do you think I request a seat in the 'No Smoking' section?" o "Why do you think so many kids smoke knowing it is so dangerous?" o "What do you think when you see kids smoking?" o "What are some reasons you might give your own child for not smoking?"

Talking about smoking ahead of time will give your teen an opportunity to make the decisions ahead of time. Then when he is offered cigarettes he will already have the answer. According to the Center for Disease Control, regular smoking decreases markedly with an increase in the number of sports played Teens who play sports have a more positive self image, lower rates of depression, and increased self confidence. They experience less peer pressure about smoking. They notice reduced sports performance because of smoking and have a greater awareness of the health effects of smoking, Girls who play sports have a more positive body image and an increased sense of wellbeing. In 1998 the tobacco companies made a settlement to all states to use for anti-smoking programs. From 1999 to 2002, as a result of the wise use of this funding, there was a significant decrease in the numbers of teen smokers. Since 2003, some states began using the tobacco company funds for other state budget needs. Consequently there is again a rise in the number of teen smokers. The message is clear. With effort and appropriate funding we can reduce teen smoking. We can change the statistics. Teen Smoking Statistics Sources: 1. 2. 3. 4. The Foundation for a Smoke Free America American Lung Association Florida Tobacco Pilot Program Centers for Disease Control

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Factors Influenced Smoking On Clcst Students

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Smoking Among Teens Topic: Smoking Thesis: Smoking among teens has been increasing in an alarming rate. What are the effects on cigarette advertising has on the teenagers and the numerous ways to quit smoking. Related Issues: 1. Reasons why teens pick up the habit of smoking 2. The Effects of Tobacco Advertisement 3. The numerous reasons people give up smoking 4. The Health benefits of quitting 5. Numerous Steps to quitting TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Abstract pg 3 2. Introduction pg 4 3. Literature Review pg 5 - 7 4. Findings pg 8 - 9 5. Conclusion pg 10 6. Reference List pg 11 - 12 7. Appendix pg 13 - 14 ABSTRACT Smoking among teens has been increasing rampant nowadays. There are many reasons related to this smoking habit as we will discuss further later on. The effects on cigarette advertising will be argued in this context and to find out the perception on cigarette advertising among the youth. This research paper was targeting at youth with the intention to gather feedbacks and opinions on smoking among teenagers. There are many reasons why adolescence picking up the smoking habit, one of the common reasons was peer pressure. Philip Morris USA has done a in-depth survey on how peer pressure can effects smoking among teens. This survey has been done at an entertainment outlet called Roller Sports in the heart of town where most youngsters hang out to socialize, gather and skate their hearts out. Cigarette advertising has been one of the contributors as the purpose of cigarette ads and promotions is to make sure smokers keep smoking, get people who quit to start smoking again and increase the number of cigarette people smoke each day. There are many organizations like world health literacy, American Heart... Abstract Cigarette smoking is of interest to the National Institute on Drug Abuse both because of the public health problems associated with this form of substance abuse and because this behaviour represents a prototypic... http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Factors-Influenced-Smoking-Clcst-Students/190025

Teens and Smoking Tobacco

The differences between subjective feelings of those who smoke and those who dont are shown in behavioural changes that are more apparent in teens than adults. Teens seem to be more abrasive when smoking or they feel like they are older and wiser when they smoke. Why do they smoke when we have seen billions of dollars spent on antismoking campaigns? The American Lung Association estimates that every minute four thousand eight hundred teens will take their first drag off a cigarette. Of those four thousand eight hundred, about two thousand will go on to be chain smokers. The fact that teen smoking rates are steadily increasing is disturbing. We are finding out that about 80% of adult smokers started smoking as teenagers.

We now see a lot of smokers giving each other rewards in social aspects such as conversations, companionships, and other common social contacts. Research has proven the fact that nicotine has the ability to suppress feelings, suppress appetite for food, is used as stimulation after sex, and is a good way to relax from troubles and feelings of insecurities. People that smoke go to designated areas and congregate around the one that has the light, even when the weather is sub-zero. There they are huddled up against each other in an area, taking in the last drag before the break is over, or they find some kind of shelter to smoke their cigarettes.

Teens like to act as if they are someone special or dangerous. By smoking they can act on those feelings. Because it is so forbidden it becomes more alluring to teens. The problem is that when they take that first puff, they can become addicted. The idea that they are breaking the law or going against their parents and schools is an addiction within itself. Kids like to get attention; it does not matter if its good attention or bad attention. They crave attention and by smoking they get big attention. The other teens look at them in all kinds of ways and the adults get upset and dont know what to do.

Nicotine is considered the number one entrance drug into other substance abuse problems. Research shows that teens between 13 and 17 years of age who smoke daily are more likely to use other drug substances. The use of other drugs is part of the peer pressure that our children have to face. The earlier that our youth begin using tobacco, the more likely they will continue using into adulthood.

Why is tobacco so addicting? It is because nicotine acts as a stimulant, which is stimulating the mind, body, and spirit. When the body tolerance levels high then one ends up needing to use larger doses of nicotine to maintain a certain level of the physiological effect. When the body becomes accustomed to the presence of nicotine, it then requires the use of the chemical to help the body to function normally. This level of dependence is

referred to as an addiction.

Here are some common experiences from teens who smoke.

They tried their first cigarette in sixth or seventh grade They often do not perform well in school They feel like they are not a part of the school They become isolated from other students They cant perform as well at sports events They feel like they have little hope of going to college They feel like they need a job to support their smoking habit They are reported to school officials for skipping classes They start using other illegal substances They begin experimenting with alcohol and other drugs They experience pressure from home and school and use tobacco as a form of relief Teen smokers enjoy trying to hide their smoking

This has made school more fun for some tobacco users. These types of behaviors get attention because the initiation of smoking is influenced by having a friend, particularly a best friend, who smokes. The risk factors do not apply because those who are young think that they are indispensable. The peers who use or have favorable attitudes toward tobacco use are more likely to use other illegal substances. On the other hand, if the teen becomes a member of a pro-social group, such as those participating in sports, cheerleading, or any club that promotes healthy living, the likelihood that the teen will attempt to stop smoking improves.

The amount of teens smoking cigarettes dropped about 28% in 2001. The following are some reasons why: a) The increase of cost in the retail price of cigarettes has gone up 70% b) The schools have implemented efforts to fight the use of tobacco (teen smoking). c) There is an increase in youth exposure to both state and national mass media campaigns. d) The truth on the effects of nicotine that are in tobacco products. When tobacco companies lost the lawsuit that made them pay for anti-smoking ads, they raised the cost of cigarettes. Young people are having a harder time finding ways to smoke because smokers are paying top dollar for their cigarettes. We are also seeing teens speak out in the media and in person and they have been capturing the attention of their peers and changing attitudes about how un-cool and unhealthy teen smoking is.

The times are changing; what the public and science did not know twenty years ago is

now coming to the surface. The fact is that smoking cigarettes can cause many health problems including emphysema, high blood pressure, and various forms of cancer. We are seeing people live longer and healthier lives and the old idea that smoking makes you cool and attractive is gone. This is the truth about cigarettes; they are loaded with harmful chemicals and the end result is that they are a dangerous drug that can seriously harm people.

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Fibkins, William L., (1993), "Combating Student Tobacco Addiction in Secondary Schools," NASSP Bulletin, December.

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Lynch, Barbara S. & Richard J. Bonnie, (1994). Growing Up Tobacco Free. Washington D.C., National Academy Press.

Nelson-Simley, Kathleen & Laurel Erickson, (1995), "The Nebraska 'Network of Drug-Free Youth' Program," Journal of School Health, Vol. 65, No. 2, February.

Peck, Diane DiGiacomo & Connie Acott, (1993), "The Colorado Tobacco-Free Schools and Communities Project," Journal of School Health, Vol. 63, No. 5, May. Teen Drug Abuse Articles

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Marijuana - Marijuana Use Among Teens. Teen Drug Use - The Health Effects of Teen Drug Use.

Teen Smoking - Why they start and how it is effecting teens socially and physically. Teens and Alcohol - The Health Effects of Teen Alcohol Use. Teen Drug Use Statistics I - A few alarming statistics of teen drug use.

Teen Drug Addiction - Addiction patterns and statitistics of teen drug abuse. Teen Drug Use Statistics II - Some more interesting statistics on teen drug use. Alcohol on Campus - The trends of alcohol consumption on college campuses. Inhalants - The Silent Epidemic: Teens and the Use of Inhalants.

Teens and Steroids - Effects and warning signs of teen steroid use. Ecstacy - Teens and the Drug Ecstacy.

Cocaine Use Among Teens - A definition and warning signs of cocaine use among teens.

Over the Counter Drug Abuse - The rising trend of teens abusing over the counter drugs. Household Products - If your teenager decides to experiment with drugs, their first high may not come from illicit drugs, such as cocaine, methamphetamine, or marijuana. Club Drugs - As clubs grow in popularity among teens, so do the drugs associated with clubs.

Prescription Drug Abuse - Recognizing the prescription drugs that are being abused by teens. Hallucinogens - Understanding hallucinogens and how they are abused by teens. Addiction and the Family - Raising drug free teenagers. Overindulgent Parents - There is a link between teenage drug use and overindulgent parents. Teen Addiction - Talking to teens about addiction.

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Smoking among Secondary School Students in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

L.K. Lee, MD, MPH

Department of Community Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

C.Y.C. Paul, MD, MPH

Department of Community Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

C.W. Kam, MSc K. Jagmohni, MSc

International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This study was done to determine the prevalence of smoking and factors influencing cigarette smoking among secondary school students in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This is a cross-sectional school survey conducted on 4500 adolescent students based on a structured questionnaire. Data was collected using the supervised self administered questionnaire the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance in the Malaysian National Language Bahasa Malaysia. The prevalence of smoking among the students was 14.0%. About a third of the students (37.8%) started smoking at 13 to 14 years of age. The prevalence of smoking among the male students was higher (26.6%) compared to the female students (3.1 %). Adolescent smoking was associated with (1) sociodemographic factors (age, ethnicity, rural/urban status); (2) environmental factors (parental smoking, staying with parents); (3) behavioural factors (playing truant and risk-taking behaviours such as physical fighting, drug use, alcohol use, sexual activity, lack of seatbelt use, riding with a drunk driver); (4) lifestyle behaviours (being on diet and lack of exercise); (5) personal factors (feeling sad and suicidal behaviours). In conclusion, smoking is a major problem among Malaysian adolescents. Certain groups of adolescents tend to be at higher risk of smoking. This problem should be curbed early by targeting these groups of high risk adolescents. Asia Pac J Public Health 2005; 17(2): 130-136. Key Words: Adolescents smoking prevalence factors Malaysia.

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For Teenagers: Understanding Smoking

If you are a teenager, chances are that you have considered taking up smoking at some point. About 3,000 teenagers pick up the smoking habit each day in America, or roughly one million new teenage smokers per year. About 60% of all high school students try smoking by the time they are seniors. That means lots of new smokers, and it also means there's a good chance that you or one of your friends is smoking right now.

What I would like to do in this article is help you, as a teenager, to understand why so many teenagers start smoking. If you understand why teenagers start smoking, chances are you won't smoke. It is sort of like a magic trick. The first time you see the trick it looks really cool and mysterious. But then if someone tells you how it's done it's not mysterious at all anymore and the trick loses a lot of its appeal. Smoking works the same way.

The Pill
Imagine you and I having the following conversation: Me: Hi, Hows it going?

You: Fine. Me: Hey, Ive got this new thing Id like you to try. You: Tell me more. Me: Well, its a pill I think you will want to start taking. You: What does this pill do? Me: First of all, it is a known carcinogen. It is extremely likely you will get lung cancer due to this pill. It is going to cause a lot of other short- and long-term health problems as well. It will make your breath, hair and clothes stink. It will make a mess of your car. You will take this pill about 40 times a day. This pill, by the way, is addictive. Once you start taking it, it will be extremely difficult to stop. And a supply of pills will cost about $2 to $4 a day, depending on where you buy them. You: I have to pay for this??? Are you kidding??? This pill sounds absolutely disgusting!!! Why in the world would I want to take it??? Me: It will make you think you are cool.
If I offered you a pill like that, would you take it?

Why?
Let's start at the beginning - why do teenagers start smoking? If you ask teenagers, here are the

four most common reasons: 1. Group acceptance - if their friends smoke, many teenagers will begin smoking simply to maintain their acceptance within the group. AKA "peer pressure". 2. Image projection - there is definitely an "image" attached to smoking by advertising. For women it is one of sexiness and desirability, and for men it is one of rugged individualism, fun or coolness. If a teenager buys into that image, then smoking begins. 3. Rebellion - many teenagers take up smoking because they know it annoys/bothers/infuriates their parents and other adults. There is also a certain element of "independence" or "doing what is not allowed" or "walking on the wild side" worked in as well. 4. Adult aspirations - some teenagers believe that by smoking they are acting like an adult. If the teenager is raised in a community where most of the adults smoke, then this is perhaps a logical conclusion. There is one other factor at work as well, and most teenagers have no idea it is happening. This factor is the teenage mind itself. The following graph is interesting:

What this graph shows is the age at which people begin smoking. On this graph you can see that some 11 and 12 year-olds start, but in general the ages 13 through 18 are the big "start smoking" years - nearly everyone who starts smoking starts between these ages. Here is the important thing to notice: No one starts smoking after age 20 or so. That is, if you can make it to age 20 without smoking, you will never start. This is an extremely interesting fact of life. No adult ever makes the decision to smoke. The question to ask yourself as a teenager is "why is that?"

The Adult Mind

The "teenage mind" is much different from the "adult mind." All teenagers eventually figure this out - that is the point at which they start to become adults. But until a teenager turns on his or her adult brain and begins thinking like an adult, he or she is stuck with a teenage brain. The key concept here is that "being a teenager" is a temporary state meant to be outgrown. In other words, "being a teenager" can be equated to "being a child" at some level. The idea is for a teenager to outgrow teendom and become an adult. Once you understand that, you are on your way. But before that happens your "teenage mind" tends to be extremely non-rational and very reactive.

Every single person who starts smoking is doing it because they are using their "teenage mind" to make the decision, rather than an adult mind.

You can understand the difference between the teenage mind and the adult mind by looking at these two examples:

Teenage mind: "A couple of my friends have started smoking. I better start too or they will think I am uncool." (Reactive) Adult mind: "A couple of my friends have started smoking. Do I want to start smoking?" (Thinking)

The difference is that the teenage mind reacts, while the adult mind asks and considers options. You, as a teenager, are a blank slate. You, and only you, get to determine exactly how your life will turn out. You get to choose exactly what appears on your slate by making choices from a nearly infinite pool. In other words, you get to design your life. You get to decide on things like:

Who will I marry? How many children will I have? How will I dress? Where will I live? What kind of car will I drive? Will I go to college, and if so which one will I attend? What will be my major in college? What will I choose for my career? How much money will I make, and why? What will be my attitude toward life? Will I smoke? Will I take drugs? And so on...

However, you only get to choose if you think about these things and make conscious choices.

Addiction
The problem for many teenagers, and for nearly every teenager who smokes, is that the choices are not conscious decisions - they are reactions. You can go back and change many of these decisions later, but smoking is not one of them because smoking is addictive.

This fact of life helps answer the following important question: If no adult using their adult brain would ever start smoking, then why do you see millions of adults smoking everywhere you go? The reason is simple: Every adult smoker started smoking as a teenager because of a silly decision made by their teenage brain, but once addicted to cigarettes it is impossible to stop! That is the only reason you see adult smokers. No one in their right mind (that excludes, of course, a teenager using a teenager mind) would smoke if they didn't have to. But cigarettes are highly addictive so adult smokers have to smoke. Here are the four main reasons adult smokers would love to quit smoking:
1. Smoking has serious health consequences. On average, each minute of smoking reduces a person's life expectancy by a minute. When you consider that a two-pack-a-day smoker consumes on the order of 600,000 cigarettes in a lifetime, and it takes three to five minutes

to smoke a cigarette, this is a significant factor. 2. Smoking is addictive. Once you get hooked it is very difficult to stop. Once hooked, you have to stop every half hour or so and smoke another cigarette. You have no choice! 3. Smoking is extremely expensive. Cigarettes range in price from a nickel to a dime each, so if you are consuming 40 a day the cost averages about $1,000 per year. There must be a better way to spend $1,000! 4. Smoking has effects on personal hygiene. Cigarettes are messy and they make your hair, clothes and breath stink. As a teenager, with a teenager mind, you may think that you are somehow immune to the addictive power of smoking. Somehow you will not become an addict. All you have to do is look at the millions and millions of adult smokers in America today - all of them thought exactly the same thing. You are no different.

The Pill
Another way to understand smoking is to imagine that you and I having the following conversation: Me: Hi, Hows it going?

You: Fine. Me: Hey, Ive got this new thing Id like you to try. You: Tell me more. Me: Well, its a pill I think you will want to start taking. You: What does this pill do? Me: First of all, it is a known carcinogen. It is extremely likely you will get lung cancer due to this pill. It is going to cause a lot of other short- and long-term health problems as well. It will make your breath, hair and clothes stink. It will make a mess of your car. You will take this pill about 40 times a day. This pill, by the way, is addictive. Once you start taking it, it will be extremely difficult to stop. And a supply of pills will cost about $2 to $4 a day, depending on where you buy them. You: I have to pay for this??? Are you kidding??? This pill sounds absolutely disgusting!!! Why in the world would I want to take it???" Me: It will make you think you are cool. You: Oh, well, why didnt you say so? Sign me up! Where can I get some???
If I offered you a pill like that, would you take it? Yes you would, if you are using your "teenage mind", because being cool is important to you. But look at the price you have to pay. "Being cool" won't matter nearly so much to you once you turn on your adult mind.

Plus, smoking isn't nearly as discrete as taking a pill - everyone knows that you are a smoker. Unfortunately, for every adult who sees you it's like wearing a big "I'm a Stupid Teenager!" sign around your neck. With a teenager mind you can't see that. In fact, if you are "rebellious" your teenager mind is thinking that is exactly what you want to say. However, your adult brain will turn on in a year or two. If you start smoking as a teenager then you are going to be stuck with an addictive habit that is disgusting, expensive, unhealthy and unwanted. If you are considering smoking, here is something to try: think about waiting until you are 20 to start using cigarettes. They will still be there - cigarettes are never going away. See what you think about them at that point. You will be amazed!

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