Teens find hard to quit smoking habits

NI Wire

New Delhi

Sat, 19 Jul 2008: 

The younger you are at the time you start smoking, the larger are the chances of your getting addicted to it. A recent research says that addiction to smoking at a younger age is responsible for making it a long lasting habit proving extremely dangerous for health.

As a result it becomes far too difficult fothem to quit smoking.

Despite of their repeated attempts to quit smoking, they are unable to do so. The report was conducted upon 390 Montreal teens who were asked to fill a questionnaire every three months for five years.

The study published in the American journal of public health, stated that the teen smokers wished and tried to quit smoking but were unable to do so. The report was fragmented into various stages marking the teens’ attempt to give up the disastrous habit.

At stage 1, the teens confidently declared that they are soon going to quit smoking which was just two-three months after they had first tried the cigarette. At Stage 2, they exhibited a conscious desire to quit. Stage 3, which was after about two years after they started smoking, marked a considerable loss in self-confidence in their ability to quit smoking. While at stage 4, teens had started smoking daily admitting it was very hard to quit.

By the final stage, the teens had been completely addicted to smoking and had completely adhered to tobacco, smoking daily for at least two years.

The report appealed to the government to mandate strict legislation where it is difficult for teenagers to buy cigarettes at a cheaper rate. It also stated that there is an urgent need to make measures against the increasing smoking habits among the teens.