| Surveys that have been conducted in the recent times | | | | disease also. It is calculated that 75 percent of adult |
| indicate that as much as 40 percent of teenage girls | | | | men and women who happen to fall in the category |
| and a small percentage of plus size women resort to | | | | of smokers today had begun smoking when they |
| smoking in order to control their weight. They cite this | | | | were adolescent kids. A full fledged awareness |
| as the main reason they indulge in smoking. Dr. | | | | program regarding the long-term adverse health |
| Margaret at the University of Pennsylvania specializes | | | | effects of smoking has to be initiated so as to help |
| in addictive behaviour among people who smoke. | | | | kids convinced about the damaging effects tobacco |
| According to her, the relationship between anxieties | | | | has on the human body and mind. Parents, by making it |
| and fear about weight gain and tobacco smoking is | | | | known to their wards that they disapprove of their |
| one of real. And, teenagers are more exposed to the | | | | kids’ smoking habit, will be influencing the behaviour |
| dangers of smoking as their experiments with | | | | of these children in a very positive way. |
| cigarettes have the potential to make them addicted | | | | |
| to nicotine; in fact more when compared with that of | | | | If we look at the other side, adults resort to many |
| adults. Scientists and researchers believe that young | | | | smoking cessation techniques to solve the problem of |
| brain has more receptivity quotient for nicotine. This | | | | tobacco addiction. And, such people are very much |
| makes it more than ever hard to stop smoking. | | | | likely to experience withdrawal symptoms including |
| One of the reports by the National Institute on Drug | | | | weight loss and under-nourishment. These people |
| Abuse affirms that some teenagers get addicted | | | | should drink plenty of fresh juice in order to increase |
| within days of beginning the habit of smoking | | | | their intake of essential vitamins and minerals, their |
| cigarettes. When compared with boys it is the | | | | body needs. They must also pop in vitamin and mineral |
| adolescent girls that get hooked to nicotine within a | | | | supplements and should include various fruits and |
| short span of time.It can be argued that these young | | | | vegetables in their diet. Care has to be taken to |
| ones are not fully aware of the health risks posed by | | | | minimize the intake of frozen and junk food items; it is |
| tobacco and smoking. | | | | better to eat food that they prepare at home. To |
| But, people wonder why people in their teens find it | | | | escape from the unpleasant withdrawal symptoms, try |
| hard to quit smoking. Many of the studies conducted | | | | newer methods and routines. Take a conscientious |
| by Disease Control Centre in the States point out that | | | | break from the old patterns of life style and stick to |
| the youngsters who embark on the habit of smoking | | | | more positive ones for greater benefits. |
| increase their risk of developing cancer of the lungs. | | | | . |
| Some may start showing signs of an eventual heart | | | | |