What influeces for teen to smoke and drink.
New research by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers looks at the specific ways parents and peers influence teenagers to smoke, drink.According to research teenage girl are influence by their friends, who used to drink .And teenage boys are influence by previous smoking.The study also revealed factors that influence in drinking and smoking among teen. When their parents had permissive or ambivalent attitudes.But in my opinion factors that influence teen to smoke and drink is the friends both in boys and girls. When teen find friend who smoke they influence to smoke them in any aspect.The second is the carelessness of parents to their child. and in Nepal poverty is the main influencing agent for smoking and alcohol.
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I second the thought that among teenagers peer pressure and parent negligence is a prime factor for smoking and drinking. But, my opinion: in Nepal’s context poverty might not stand as the main influencing agent. Because, it’s usually the teens with access to a little excess free cash who encourage their peers, ignore parental advice and indulge in substance abuse.
top ten reason, why youth smoke—
* Movies and media: Looking at actors smoking on-screen a motivation to take the first puff, to try and imitate their screen idols.
* Friends: Friends who are smokers being a motivation, with a pressure to belong and be accepted as major reason to start smoking.
* Tobacco use in family: Exposure to smoking by a family member from a young age a big causal factor.
* Availability of money at disposal: Pocket money at disposal with no one to account for as to where the money goes.
* Easy availability of cigarettes: Most shops sell cigarettes to minors, making it easily available almost anywhere.
* Curiosity: Curiosity is at its peak in youth, making them want to try new things.
* Frequency of exposure to smoking: Greater the frequency of exposure of an individual to smoking, greater are the chances that he/she will become a smoker.
* Stress: Starting work at a young age and inability ot handle work stress, or family disputes and tensions, drives them to smoking.
* Misconceptions about ill-effects: the false belief that smoking for a few years and then quitting will not have any ill-effects on health.
* Ethnicity: Ethnic backgrounds along with the associated cultures also play a part.