Youth Smoking: Alarming Issue and Health Promotion Strategies

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................2
Background:...............................................................................................................................2
Need for health promotion:........................................................................................................4
Analysis:.....................................................................................................................................5
Recommendations:.....................................................................................................................7
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................8
References:...............................................................................................................................10

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Introduction:
Smoking in youth and adults is an alarming issue affecting the younger generation
worldwide. According to Bradshaw 1972, the urge of smoking and its addiction is considered
in felt need. In felt need, the people fulfil the required changes in order to correct the
deficiency they are facing in the community (Bradshaw 1972). It is considered as a negative
health behaviour across various nations with a negative impact on society. It is believed that
90% of the population, who smoke, have started smoking before the age of 18-21, which is
considered as the toughest time to quit smoking as they have already developed this habit in
their respective everyday life (Medlineplus.gov 2019). Youth smoking is not only concerned
with cigarettes but also includes smoking pipes, cigar, hookah, and oral products such as
pouches, e-cigarette, sticks, strips and spit tobacco. The prevalence rate of youth smoking
increased in early 1990s and it is assumed that many adults and youth smoke more than one
product and are addicted to it (Who.int, 2019). The majority of young adults and teenagers
take up smoking under influence of fellow friends to show-off. The emerging brain of
teenagers and adults are most vulnerable to take up nicotine addiction. A survey conducted
by U.S. department of Health & Human Services (HHS) highlighted that more than 3.6
million of high and middle school going students are tobacco user in the year 2017
(HHS.gov, 2019). This report will discuss in brief about the concept of youth smoking with
relevant background and different methods for health promotion and intervention among
youth. Different recommendations approach is highlighted in order to help the youth with
different strategies to address this health issue (York.ac.uk 2019).
Background:
However, smoking cigarette is very common between youth worldwide, other type of
nicotine and tobacco consumption is also common leading to nicotine addiction. According

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to U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), approximately 2000 teenagers under the age of
18 take up smoking every day with 90% of them turning out to be chain smokers in U.S.
Different flavours of tobacco make it appealing for the youth to be addict. In 2014, 56% of
middle school and 73% of high school youth used flavoured tobacco every day (Fda.gov,
2019). According to CDC, the consumption rate of e-cigarettes is increasing among youth. In
2017, more than 2.1 million youth were consuming e-cigarettes, which increased to 3.6
million by 2018. More than 1.5 million youth started consumption of e-cigarettes by 2018.
CDC also reported that in 2018, majority of youth consume more than one cigarettes every
day, which include 2.4% and 11.3% of middle school and high school youth (cdc.gov, 2019).
Youth with multiple tobacco consumption are at higher risk of nicotine dependence as
compared to others and tend to consume tobacco more often in their adulthood phase,
developing to be chain smokers.
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ce: (cdc.gov, 2019): Tobacco consumption in high school student in 2018