how can we curb the problem of teenage smoking?
81083
Teen smoking is down, but there is another problem and part of it stems from the kids not smoking and that is teen weight gain.  They all quit smoking and started eating.
447161
I agree with milwoodsgal.  And, second hand smoke should definately take a backseat to the drugs being used by people and damaging their brains.  Meth cookers cooking with the kids in the house is also a huge concern.
269640
basically it is because there is no communication between parents and children. this creates a distance between them and children start looking up to peers. but still no answer can clarify how the peers start smoking in the first place.
207387
Keep him busy. Create an environment that does not allow smoking. Every day he should wash the dishes, vacuum the house, dust, clean the toilet, do the laundry, wash all the cars, etc. \nMake him physically understand that his behavior is unacceptable. You run the show. You are the parent...show him who is boss.
66492
You know its time for a change.  You can't just change this habit.  Its about how you are going to deal with the stress that comes up in your life.  You got to face your problems without running to some instant fix.  *the cigarette*  \n\nSecond, you got to take a proven route.  Look up Smoker annoyomous in your area.  Take the patch or gum.  You need someone that will support you in your tough times.  Maybe someone who also stopped.   When your tempted, remind yourself about the things  you hate about smoking.  So expensive.  The bad lungs.  Whatever reason you want to stop.  Remember it when your tempted
500257
A recent research has showed the average age that people started smoking is 15.
117112
A long term solution to reducing teenage abortions (and regardless of how one feels about the legality of abortion, I think everyone agrees there should be fewer abortions) must involve a reduction in the number of teenage pregnancies.  And a big part of that is to rethink practices and policies, like certain welfare rules, or our biased family court system, that force fathers out of their children's lives.  Girls with fathers involved in their lives are far less likely to get pregnant as teenagers.
119343
First thing is encourage him and give some self confidence to quit the smoking. After that tell him what are the problem when smoking and advantages of quitting smoking. then say the way. Some easy way is ask him to use whenever willing to smoke means chewwing gum, and tablet is available it gives the effect of smoking. ask him to take medidation. when mind is ask to smoke take small pencil and imagine that it is cigarrete and smoke it. definitely he will stop the smoking habit. ok all the best try these tips now itself my dear friend.
665568
Pretty imaterial\n\nConsumers have had the choice of non-smoking restaurants and bars for sometime; whilst non-smoking in restaurants has steadily increased, there has been gradual change in pubs and bars with the use of set aside areas. Left to itself, the drift to non-smoking would have happened naturally over 5-8 years.\n\nThere are more important areas where the government should be taking action (pension reform, power supplies, transport infrastructure, reform of lords, withdrawl from Iraq, etc) that confer much more important long term benefits to the community\n\nSo instead the government has chosen smoking reform as this years 'fox hunting bill' to display some sort of progress whilst it dithers and delays on the really important stuff.\n\nTo be fair, it has been caught slightly on the hop by the Welsh and Scots regional assemblies, who in turn don't have that much power and have chosen smoking in public places as a way of demonstrating their relevance to their electrorates.\n\nWhilst smoking is an undeniable public health issue, it is an issue for smokers themselves; passive smoking in public places is a trivial risk compared to other environmental risk factors (eg traffic accidents). Studies are contradictory and point to passive smoke at home as the only significant issue\n\nThe ban just adds to yet more rules and regulations and will probably make smoking cool to a younger generation as a way to be distinctive from their elders
1013105
They killed my father. Small cell lung cancer.\nThe government gave them away during WWII.\nIt really promoted them and caused a generation of addicted people.\n\nHowever, you will create smugglers that are not taxed and increase the overloaded court system if you make them illegal. I think that taxation and insurance incentives may be a better way to discourage smoking. Fining smokers for smoking in public places has started and I am sure that more can be done.\n\nI think that loosing the Tax revenues and making this industry go underground would not stop it but make battling the problem more costly. I could be wrong and offer this only as another viewpoint after talking with some Dutchmen about similar issues in their country.\n\nAlso, I do not think that Police will give much priority to laws against smoking cigerettes when they are already overloaded with meth addicts, etc. and understaffed. My cousin is a NARC.
766070
I am no smoker but if someone likes to smoke then that is their business, so long as they don't blow smoke over everyone else that doesn't.....let's see the idiots in Government concentrate on something more important such as Britains overpopulation problem for instance....This is never mentioned of course since they are shit scared of loosing votes......but it will at some stage however, return to bite them up the ass.
69931
The best way to stop smoking, according to randomised controlled trials, is counselling plus nicotine replacement therapy (ie nocotine patch 21 mcg per day). Zyban (oral tablet-bupropion) is the second most effective treatment.\n\nall others may work but have not been shown to be more effective than above.
503697
I read some of this stuff on the internet about a month ago for my English class. \n\nIn my opinion smoking is just stupid and a waste of time and money, it doesn't make you look cool either. \n\nMany teens who smoke are more likely to do/try other drugs, drink, be suicidal, depressed, and participate in other risky activities such as unprotected sex, etc. \n\nAlso... about half of the teens that DO start smoking don't think they will be smoking in 7 years, but a lot of them still are.\n\nIt can also cause: emphysema, heart attack, stroke, heart disease & MORE!\n\nMost kids do it to look cool & fit in/make new friends.
171363
yes because it putting people in danger and it killing millions each year. and because most teens are doing cigareettes and alcohol because of peer pressure it causing more trouble in america and it would cause us more damage.
513612
#1 - wear that @SS out!!!!  Ground him - for at least a month - no phone, no tv, no video games, take away his I-Pod, anything and everything enjoyable.  Put him to work, cleaning, gardening, mowing the lawn, anything and everything.  When you run out of chores, give him extra homework to do.  No computer for anything BUT school work.  Uninstall instant messenger, ban him from myspace, etc.\n\nGive him an assignment - make him research the dangers of smoking.  Tell him that the better 'grade' you give him, you'll knock off up to 2 weeks tops on his being grounded. Tell him you want interviews with people who can't quit, with emphysema, pictures of diseased lungs, the whole shebang.  If he has to research this stuff himself, it will be more likely to 'stick'.\n\nMake sure his friend's parents are aware of what happened too.  Ban him from playing with this friend any longer, or at least until his grounding is over, and you've had a chance to have a 'heart to heart' with your son, his friend and his friends parents together.\n\nLast, let him know if you catch him smoking again, the punishment will be TRIPLED.
942181
The government will always controll us-there's no getting away from that.  I have been living in scotland for 3 months now, and have been working in a pub for the duration, and i've yet to make up my mind whether its a good thing or not.  As a non smoker, i can see the benifits of not stinking of smoke or inhaling second hand smoke all night.  However on the flip side, if i really hated stinking of ciggeretts and inhaling second hand smoke, i wouldn't work in a smokey enviroment, and i would stay away from similar enviroments.  What i DON'T think is a good thing is crowds of 20 to 30 people gathering outside a pub/club for a smoke-in the pouring rain. I think proper ventilation and/or a beer garden.  They are fantastic. especially with BBQs.
484804
If you smoke cigarettes, first off, stop. If not, smoke some marijuana, that seems to help me with any minor problems I've ever had.