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Tobacco- addiction
During some recent years, smoking and chewing tobacco has
been a part of our modern society. Smoking has been a part of many cultures in
many countries and in many forms, for decades. But, now a days, tobacco-culture
is spreading fast with some new means of intoxications as drugs, alcohol, smack and so many others like these.
When a person is addicted to any form of intoxication,
how many times he tries to satisfy himself, he needs bigger dose to satisfy his
regular needs a day. So, it’s not easy to give up tobacco-habit (no matter in
which form it is being taken) easily or suddenly without any assistance.
Considering these all situations, we should analyse first
the impacts of tobacco in our bodies. During the last few years, some authentic
researches have proved that all types of tobacco combinations are dangerous to
health. It hampers not only our health maintaining factors but ruins our whole
physical systems at different levels.
Now, I don’t
think right to convince you more about why you should save your teens from tobacco.
Know the legal aspects of using tobacco products:
- There is no any safe level of using tobacco.
- All tobacco products are harmful at addiction level.
- According to Tobacco Control Act ( signed on June 2009 to regulate the manufacture, distribution and marketing to protect public health) ), it is a social crime to show Tobacco products in front of (in display) any retail shop.
- It must not be sold to a person under 18 of his age. It is considered as an offence for anyone who lends or sells any tobacco product to a person under 18.
- Tobacco is a smooth killer.
- Using smoking in public places as a social crime, too. This act is punishable as well as a good sign of self-humiliation.
Teens normally become addicted to smoking or chewing
tobacco, when;
- They are depressed, angry or de-motivated for a long time and suffering without counselling.
- The other family members are addicted and involve their teens to manage their addiction- doses. Like; a parent regularly calls out his teen to buy a cigarette-pack, daily.
- The teens have big surroundings of tobacco-addicted people.
- They have not been taught about the consequences of effects of tobacco addiction.
- They are living alone without proper guidance.
Teens
are naturally curious and active. So, one of the most common reasons is, they indulge
in addiction while experimenting new things, collectively.
How to
save your teens from tobacco:
As a
parent, your most important responsibility is to prevent your teens from taking
their first dose of tobacco up to their 18 of age. After 18 years of age,
chances of tobacco-addiction continuously decrease and after 30 years of age,
if the life condition is normal, there is no chance of addiction. So, it is so
easy to save your teens from any addiction until they have not tried for that.
If you
are addicted, avoid taking doses before your teens. Convey them, what problems
you are facing due to your addiction. Teach your teens about the consequences of
effects of tobacco and other intoxication, regularly.
Be
assured that they are surviving in normal conditions. Their peers are well
behaved, manner-full and out of any intoxicated-addiction.
Be an active part of their lives.
Love them and care for their basic requirements. Support them to be healthy and
wise. Share your experiences regarding your winning moments when you were much
depressed, angry or sad.
What can you do when they have been addicted?
- At first, do everything what you could have done to save them from the addiction. ( as mentioned above)
- Don’t beat, torture or force them to quit just now.
- If your teen is suffering from any state of depression, try to overcome that.
- Teach them about the consequences of effects of tobacco addiction properly and help them to minimize their doses a day.
- Counsel them for positive mind diversion. Make available some extra entertainment means for them.
- Motivate them to enjoy their hobbies.
- Correct their peer-pressure, if any.
- Promote them to spend their all time among family members.
- Your encouragements can help them a lot to change their bad habits.
- Believe in them. Keep saying the same, “you can do it”
- Get help from your spouse to convince them what you are saying is right.
- When they have rejected their tobacco doses, keep trying to maintain their rejection at least for a month.
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