TEENAGE
SMOKING
Introduction
Smoking has become a very common
habit among the teenagers nowadays.
Teens have become a specific target for
tobacco companies and peer pressure.
So the main objective of our project is
to find out
? The main influence
behind teenage smoking.
? Long term effects of
becoming a teen smoker.
First we need to find what actually a
cigarette consists of
Addiction
? What causes Nicotine to be addictive?
– Nicotine binds to receptors in the brain that
activate the reward system (limbic system)
– The smoker is rewarded for smoking which
then positively reinforces the smoker
– Nicotine alters brain function in a fashion
that requires nicotine in order to maintain
normal levels of dopamine (neurotransmitter
that acts in limbic system).
What smoking causes?
? Smoking affects the developing parts of
brain.
? Nicotine alters brain density.
? Increases stress and anxiety.
? Increases the chances of addiction.
? Leads to substance abuse in later life.
The Teen Mind
? The Teen Mind differs from the Adult Mind
? The Limbic System, which is the center for
emotion, is well developed in adolescence.
? The Frontal Cortex, which controls emotion, is
not fully developed.
? Psychosocial
? This is a period of turmoil and a search for
identity.
? Teens often turn to peers to aid in the search
for identity.
Addiction in TEENS
?Teens seeks sensation to smoking
because of their emotional nature.
?Nicotine acts on the same parts of the
brain which controls emotions.
?Teenagers often start smoking due to
heavy influence by their colleagues.
?Teens are often misguided by their
friends regarding smoking.
National Statistics
Each day nearly 3000 teens have their
first cigarette.
Smoking starts generally in early
adolescence that is by the age of 16.
65% of the teens agreed that their
parents are aware about their smoking
habits.
90% of the teens have agreed to the
fact that tobacco is injurious to health.
75% of teenagers have attended
anti- smoking sessions.
Causes
? Peer Pressure.
90% of the total teens
agreed that their first
cigarette has came from
their friend. Peers have a
tremendous impact on a
person’s decision. Most
teens agreed to “everybody is doing
that” philosophy. During early teenage
years teens desperately try to fit and
remain cool, to achieve this they join
the smokers crowd.
Causes
?Independence.
For most of the teenagers smoking
was the sign of
independence. Nearly
85% of the teens
agreed to the fact that
they look cool while
smoking, and were
aware about the
consequences of smoking.
Causes
? Relieves stress and anxiety.
Most of the teens view smoking as tool to relieve
from work and study related stress. They also
believe that smoking helps them to relax and
rejuvenate their mind.
Causes
Media.
Media has a great impact on a teen’s
decision to smoke. Smoking is often
portrayed as a sign of glamorous and
macho in mass media. Smoking scenes in
the films leave a mark on teen’s mind and
they try to emaculate them. Portrayal of
smoking scenes in the movies is the major
cause of teenage smoking.
?Parents.
It is also viewed that teens have turned to
smoking by seeing either of their parents
smoking.
What can be done?
Prohibit smoking.
Educate children.
Parental guidance.
Decode advertisements.
Decrease exposure and
access.
Stopping the trend.
Anti advertising.
Prohibit smoking
? Smoking should be strictly prohibited
in public place like gardens, parks,
theatres etc.
? Moreover cigarette and tobacco
shops should be ban atleast in the
radius of 2 km near the
schools and colleges.
Educate children
?Children should be well educated
about ill-effects of smoking.
?Children should be encouraged to
actively participate in anti-smoking
seminars and drives.
Parental guidance
?Parents can play an important
role in motivating teenagers to
quit their habits.
?Moreover parents should keep
an close eye on their children
such as:
? Keeping a watch on child’s
spending etc.
Decode advertisements.
?Advertisements and films
depicting smoking scenes
should be censored by the
censorship board.
Anti- advertising
• Advertisements featuring
the ill effects of smoking
should be featured in
films and in between
breaks and films.
SURVEY
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Smoke Don’t
smoke
smoking
statistics
1. Do you smoke if yes at what age
did you start smoking?
? 15 to 17 60% of the
teens started smoking
at early teenage.
General age group
was between years.
2. Are your parents aware about
your smoking habits?
? 40% teens agreed
that their parents
were aware about
their smoking habits.
aware
40%
unaware
60%
3. What about your friends? Do
they smoke?
? Nearly 65% of
the friends were
found with
smoking habits.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
smoke don’t
smoke
friends
4. Do you have any family
members smoking?
? 45% of teens had
either of their
family having
smoking habits.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
smoking non smoking
smoking
non smoking
5. How many cigarettes you smoke
in a day and from where do you
get it?
? The general agreement found was
between 2-4 cigarettes per day.
? They generally get their daily dose
from their friends.
6. Are you addicted to a
particular brand of
cigarettes?
? Nearly 50% of the teens were addicted
to a particular brand.
? The prominent ones are:
Four square.
Marlboro hard.
Gold flakes etc.
7. Are you aware about the
consequences of smoking?
? 80% of the teenagers were about the
consequences of smoking.
? Most of them knew only about cancer
but were highly unaware about the
other important consequences.
8. Have you ever tried to quit
smoking?
?47% of the teenagers have
tried to quit smoking.
40
45
50
55
TRIED NOT
TRIED
SMOKERS
9. What are your views regarding anti-
smoking campaigns?
? In India anti-smoking campaigns
are not intensified more NGO’s
should come forward and take
initiative to stop teenage
smoking.
• Stay away with
“CHALTA HAI PHILOSOPHY”
• Smoking TORTURES your
Health
No-Smoking NURTURES your
health.
• Smoking is a stupid habit for
stupid people.
By,
Mohit Malde.
Monish Jain.
Sanchit Gangar.
Dharmil Mehta.
Sagar Darji.
Pradeep Dubey.
doc_938138497.ppt
SMOKING
Introduction
Smoking has become a very common
habit among the teenagers nowadays.
Teens have become a specific target for
tobacco companies and peer pressure.
So the main objective of our project is
to find out
? The main influence
behind teenage smoking.
? Long term effects of
becoming a teen smoker.
First we need to find what actually a
cigarette consists of
Addiction
? What causes Nicotine to be addictive?
– Nicotine binds to receptors in the brain that
activate the reward system (limbic system)
– The smoker is rewarded for smoking which
then positively reinforces the smoker
– Nicotine alters brain function in a fashion
that requires nicotine in order to maintain
normal levels of dopamine (neurotransmitter
that acts in limbic system).
What smoking causes?
? Smoking affects the developing parts of
brain.
? Nicotine alters brain density.
? Increases stress and anxiety.
? Increases the chances of addiction.
? Leads to substance abuse in later life.
The Teen Mind
? The Teen Mind differs from the Adult Mind
? The Limbic System, which is the center for
emotion, is well developed in adolescence.
? The Frontal Cortex, which controls emotion, is
not fully developed.
? Psychosocial
? This is a period of turmoil and a search for
identity.
? Teens often turn to peers to aid in the search
for identity.
Addiction in TEENS
?Teens seeks sensation to smoking
because of their emotional nature.
?Nicotine acts on the same parts of the
brain which controls emotions.
?Teenagers often start smoking due to
heavy influence by their colleagues.
?Teens are often misguided by their
friends regarding smoking.
National Statistics
Each day nearly 3000 teens have their
first cigarette.
Smoking starts generally in early
adolescence that is by the age of 16.
65% of the teens agreed that their
parents are aware about their smoking
habits.
90% of the teens have agreed to the
fact that tobacco is injurious to health.
75% of teenagers have attended
anti- smoking sessions.
Causes
? Peer Pressure.
90% of the total teens
agreed that their first
cigarette has came from
their friend. Peers have a
tremendous impact on a
person’s decision. Most
teens agreed to “everybody is doing
that” philosophy. During early teenage
years teens desperately try to fit and
remain cool, to achieve this they join
the smokers crowd.
Causes
?Independence.
For most of the teenagers smoking
was the sign of
independence. Nearly
85% of the teens
agreed to the fact that
they look cool while
smoking, and were
aware about the
consequences of smoking.
Causes
? Relieves stress and anxiety.
Most of the teens view smoking as tool to relieve
from work and study related stress. They also
believe that smoking helps them to relax and
rejuvenate their mind.
Causes
Media.
Media has a great impact on a teen’s
decision to smoke. Smoking is often
portrayed as a sign of glamorous and
macho in mass media. Smoking scenes in
the films leave a mark on teen’s mind and
they try to emaculate them. Portrayal of
smoking scenes in the movies is the major
cause of teenage smoking.
?Parents.
It is also viewed that teens have turned to
smoking by seeing either of their parents
smoking.
What can be done?
Prohibit smoking.
Educate children.
Parental guidance.
Decode advertisements.
Decrease exposure and
access.
Stopping the trend.
Anti advertising.
Prohibit smoking
? Smoking should be strictly prohibited
in public place like gardens, parks,
theatres etc.
? Moreover cigarette and tobacco
shops should be ban atleast in the
radius of 2 km near the
schools and colleges.
Educate children
?Children should be well educated
about ill-effects of smoking.
?Children should be encouraged to
actively participate in anti-smoking
seminars and drives.
Parental guidance
?Parents can play an important
role in motivating teenagers to
quit their habits.
?Moreover parents should keep
an close eye on their children
such as:
? Keeping a watch on child’s
spending etc.
Decode advertisements.
?Advertisements and films
depicting smoking scenes
should be censored by the
censorship board.
Anti- advertising
• Advertisements featuring
the ill effects of smoking
should be featured in
films and in between
breaks and films.
SURVEY
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Smoke Don’t
smoke
smoking
statistics
1. Do you smoke if yes at what age
did you start smoking?
? 15 to 17 60% of the
teens started smoking
at early teenage.
General age group
was between years.
2. Are your parents aware about
your smoking habits?
? 40% teens agreed
that their parents
were aware about
their smoking habits.
aware
40%
unaware
60%
3. What about your friends? Do
they smoke?
? Nearly 65% of
the friends were
found with
smoking habits.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
smoke don’t
smoke
friends
4. Do you have any family
members smoking?
? 45% of teens had
either of their
family having
smoking habits.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
smoking non smoking
smoking
non smoking
5. How many cigarettes you smoke
in a day and from where do you
get it?
? The general agreement found was
between 2-4 cigarettes per day.
? They generally get their daily dose
from their friends.
6. Are you addicted to a
particular brand of
cigarettes?
? Nearly 50% of the teens were addicted
to a particular brand.
? The prominent ones are:
Four square.
Marlboro hard.
Gold flakes etc.
7. Are you aware about the
consequences of smoking?
? 80% of the teenagers were about the
consequences of smoking.
? Most of them knew only about cancer
but were highly unaware about the
other important consequences.
8. Have you ever tried to quit
smoking?
?47% of the teenagers have
tried to quit smoking.
40
45
50
55
TRIED NOT
TRIED
SMOKERS
9. What are your views regarding anti-
smoking campaigns?
? In India anti-smoking campaigns
are not intensified more NGO’s
should come forward and take
initiative to stop teenage
smoking.
• Stay away with
“CHALTA HAI PHILOSOPHY”
• Smoking TORTURES your
Health
No-Smoking NURTURES your
health.
• Smoking is a stupid habit for
stupid people.
By,
Mohit Malde.
Monish Jain.
Sanchit Gangar.
Dharmil Mehta.
Sagar Darji.
Pradeep Dubey.
doc_938138497.ppt