If parents don't understand

If parents don't understand why teenage smoke these the reason .... ....



Why does my teenager smoke?

The motivation for any adolescent behaviour is complex. The reasons they smoke are no less so but may include:
Peer group pressure.
Cigarette advertising.
Imitating their parents.
Boredom.
The need to experiment.
Self-image.


All these factors affect an adolescent’s decision to begin smoking.
They continue to smoke because cigarettes are highly addictive.
A recent study by Dr Alan Moran in Drogheda looked at the issues of peer/parent/sibling pressure on smoking and the reasons teenagers stop smoking. He surveyed pupils from three male secondary schools in the North East and found that if a sibling smoked, the adolescent was 3.5 times more likely to smoke. If a best friend smoked they were 11.5 times more likely to smoke. Of the boys surveyed, 79% reported enjoying smoking, 80% reported having tried to stop smoking and 70% wanted to stop. The reasons why they wanted to stop were:

Ill-health — 22%.
Cough — 9%.
The fact that it was illegal under the age of 17 years — 2.6%.
Medical advice — 1.2%.
The reasons they stated for smoking were:
Stress 34%.
To feel cool 15%.
To feel confident 11%.
Enjoyment 10%.
Addiction 9%.
Because friends smoked 3.3%.

It is interesting to note that only 9% thought they smoked because they were addicted but 34% because they were ‘stressed’. Also of interest in this study is that, in spite of legislation banning the sale of cigarettes to under 16s, all the adolescent smokers stated they were able to buy cigarettes when asked where they got them from.



and yes, of course , those reason .
Parent won't understand but
i understand (:
and of course, i will quit