Impact of Smoking Habits on Health and Social Factors

This discussion paper explores the impact of smoking habits on health and social factors. It discusses the reasons behind smoking addiction, the social determinants of health affected by smoking, and the challenges faced in quitting smoking. The paper concludes with the importance of seeking help and guidance to overcome smoking addiction.

Discussion Paper

Table of Content
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................3
MAINBODY.........................................................................................................................................3
Literature Review..............................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION.....................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES......................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Chronic respiratory disease become quite common today’s world due to human lifestyle. it is
group of lung disease which blocks airflow and creates difficulty to breathe. There are several reasons
i.e. spinal cord injury, stroke and others that causes chronic disease takes place. The main producer of
these diseases is smoke and alcohol. Smoking is the main factor that causes chronic respiratory
disease takes place. Most of the people knows that it is injurious for lungs and gives negative impact
on health like impairment in body functioning, difficulty in breathing.But people love to do smoking.
The brief study helps to understand about social and psychological factors which are act as stimulant
and provokes people towards smoking either they know it harms body or respiratory.
MAINBODY
Literature Review
As per the view of Bukova-Zideluna, Villerusa&Pudule, (2018) [A82] social factor is also
considered as stimulant which encourage a person towards smoking. Social factors include wealth,
education, buying habits, family size and friend circles. These are the major factors that causes a
person starts to smoke even they know it is injurious for health. According to writer family
background is the main reason of smoking. For example, most of the smokers starts to do smoke in
their teenager age. When seniors or parents to do smoke in that state they want to try smoking because
they think it’s cool. While other people smoke due to stress. Most of the people thinks to smoke a
cigarette is a sign of self-medication which keeps person relax. It is wrong concept which people use
to cope up with their stress level. Smoking enhances anaxiety and tension because nicotine gives
instant relaxation. so, people thinkthat it declines stress and anxiety but it is temporary feeling and
shows it’s symptoms by increasing craving. There is another reason i.e. economical issue that is
another reason which cause people smokes. When they are not satisfied from their job or their salary
then they frustration occurs in them. To overcome frustration starts smoking which gives them
relaxation for some time. Friends zone also is another reason which attracts a person towards this
habbit. There are lots of cases where finds a teen smokes because their friend zone used to do.
Specially teenager has more craze for smoking because they think it is cool and gives them
confidence. Even they know it leads chronic disease due to continuous smoking.
According to other Guelker & et.al., (2018) [439-445] perspectives has quoted in their
published research paper is that chronic respiratory disease occurs when people use to smoke daily
basis. Where nicotine direct accumulates in lungs by and by and impacts on respiratory symptoms.
When people stop to smoke then nicotine withdrawal symptoms i.e. irritability, nervousness,

headache and trouble in sleeping. So, most of the people unable to leave the smoking habits that is a
sign of smoking even they know it gives injurious impact on their respiratory system after they keeps
smoking regularly. However, some authors Cope & et.al., (2017)have highlighted other reason of
smoking in their published articles such as advertisement, peer pressure etc. Let’s talk about
advertisement which is the major reason of smoking because adds creates excitement in the teenager
and youngster to try smoking.when they feel better after smoking for several time then nicotine
increases craving in people to do regain. Even they want to quit this bad habit but unable to quit it
because they feel themselves alone, irritable and social isolated.
As illustrated by Sodik & Setyani,( 2018)to stop smoking suddenly is not effective technique
to quit. The best way to quit smoking is that develop plan which helps and select right time to try. For
example, if a person wants to quit this habit needs to select specific time where they want to smoke
but can’t to do smoking such as to spend time with family who helps to stay away from the habit.
Another option is to join rehab centre which guides them how to maintain distance and how to
overcome on their craving. Apart from this, smoker can think about relationship with smoke like how
they start and what negative impact gets in their lifestyle, family and society that automatically creates
enthusiasm for change and motivates them to get better physical health, take fresh breath, enhance
concertation and others.Smokers can determine its trigger situations i.e. pubs or after meal which
provokes them to take puff. They can avoid them and try to divert their mind in other stuff that also
supports people to stay away from their bad habits.
As per the views of Raoul, Patrick Guilchet, and Thomas(2019) social determinants
of health which will be affected with these decisions are that many addicted people with
smoking habit despite of respiratory problems have been highly addicted which impact on
their social welfare standards, physical well being and psychological issues. Socially people
who are addicted with smoking are highly prone to various negative factors which make them
uncomfortable to merge with various groups and social gatherings, which also impact their
psychology highly. Addiction and respiratory issues have long term impact on health
standards which define their disability and productive well being on various parameters.
Author explains smoking impacts their internal body organs which not only brings various
respiratory problems on lungs, but highly negatively losses their proficiency. Authors
Jackson,Dickinson & Miller,(2020) [15-28]. views the topic in his research that various
young adults are becoming addicted to smoking despite of their respiratory issues because of
various social pressure within their peers, colleagues which ultimately affects their mental
scenario and leads to addiction. Smokers have been found largely unable to leave their habit
of smoking due to psychological and depression which is the foremost impact of smoking

within their lives. Isolation and depression torments their living standards on various patterns
which disable them on various parameters and many times such people are also not accepted
in social gatherings.
As per the views of Meyer & Harlev (2020). social determinants of health where
research shows productively smoking addiction impacts their living standards within various
scenarios where factors of mental well being are highly important to work towards for
gaining an optimistic approach. Research explains that addiction can be changed when people
are taken help from counselors and doctors , health practitioners usually play large active
role. The author explains socially they should be given various help and guidance to establish
communication within their social groups , where their ability and understanding towards
various productive decisions play an active part. The challenges on which these problems can
be undertaken to solve include various psychological abilities where people need to be taken
counseling sessions and there are various other therapies with which addiction towards
smoking can be removed. Authors Wehbe, McRobbie & Hajek,(2019) [515-522] has
explained in his research papers that many patients who are having respiratory problems due
to smoking are also impacted with various internal diseases due to continuous addiction.
Social pressure and the various factors on which patients feel demoralized shall seek experts
help , within various scenarios with which their productivity can be developed within their
lives. The smoking addiction impacts the functioning of people physically as well as
psychologically through which, they feel neglected within their peers and gatherings which
highly leads to depression ends.
As illustrated by Rezk-Hanna & Benowitz, (2019) [1151-1161] in the research papers
smoking is one of the biggest addiction found among people worldwide in major countries
where youngsters are largely affected on various parameters within their physical well being,
psychological aspects. Smoking highly destroys their stamina, energy levels and their ability
to perform within their personal and professional lives. Smokers find it struggle to remove
smoking from their lives , which variedly impacts their functional efficiency and their ethical
working abilities. Socially author explains it is pressurizing for people to leave smoking, with
the continuous addiction and peer pressure which also pressurizes their mental abilities and
physical structural abilities. Author explains smokers face difficulties due to respiratory
diseases and various health problems such as cancer, lung damage on which there have been
reports found on many cases when people find it hard and unethically separated from social
groups. Depression and mental scenario disables them from being successful in their lives

based on academic grounds, professional careers as smoking affects their psychological
performance variably. Research by author explains in detail that many times smoking works
as one of the biggest health disorders and mental disability to construct them with technical
disability and various other fragments where ethically it becomes hard for people to leave the
addiction.
Muthumalage, (2016) has illustrated that smoking has become one of the major issue
society is facing. Recently society has witnessed plenty of changes that has also changed the
lifestyle of peoples in society. Such improved lifestyle t one hand provided plenty of
advantages but along with it also catered plenty of issues as well. Smoking is among one of
the negative aspects of such social changes. As per the views of author there are plenty of
reasons behind continuous smoking of an individual. Addiction is one of the major reasons
behind the continuous smoking. Initially when an individual starts smoking it is influenced
with other people but then after few time it becomes addiction of an individual. Addiction in
case of smoking drives individuals to smoke in all mental situations such as happy, sad or any
other emotional state of mind individual is facing. Author has also specified that increased
stress has also become one of the major reason behind the continuous smoking of an
individuals. In recent years due to social development society has upgraded in term opf
standard pg living but it also resulted into increased stress in human being. Such increased
stress has caused to continuous habit of smoking in human being.
As per the views of Kayame and Mallongi, (2018) [332-336] smoking is the cause
effect of many things. Many time human beings feels irritated due to any problem or
situation. Such irritation drives human beings to smoke. Smoke drives individual to forget
such mental issues and problem for some time. Researches has also specified that in case of
facing problems in thinking clearly over a certain topic individuals starts to smoke to deal
with such situation. Author has indicated that human beings face plenty of emotions that are
directly connected with the life experiences. Smoking provides mental relief for the limited
period from such issues. In order to get such mental relief even in case feeling restless
individuals starts to smoke. Restlessness can be of both mental as well as physical. Humans
do smoke in both the situation of restless mental and physical. In recent times due to
increased stress number of individuals do smoking has been increased drastically. Increased
mental pressure and restlessness has been one of the major reasons behind human beings
starts to smoke. Author has also briefed that in recent times people also caught to smoke in
case of hunger as well. Whenever individual feels hungry and in absence of food such

individual starts to smoke. This is among the strange reason behind the smoking. Gaining
weight is also among one f the reason behind the smoking habit. Gaining of weight create
mental pressure and imbalance which drives individuals to smoke on a regular basis to deal
with such mental torture. Along with all the above reasons author has also briefed that many
times due to addictions even in the happy mood people starts to smoke to enjoy such
movements. Author has indicated that smoking becomes the habit which drives them to
smoke in all mental situations.
CONCLUSION
The report concludes various health hazards of smoking habit on body, mental ability
within people and the various activities which leads to addiction and respiratory disorders.
Report concludes various problems and functional disabilities which people face with
smoking habut, social factors which are connected in their lives . Report has researched
various fragments and issues which pertain to ethical problems , social disorders and the
various parameters under which there have been found negligence among people living
parameters. There has been strong impact of smoking addiction found among people where
the consultation of health experts, counseling is highly effective for reaching the long term
positive impacts

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