Smoking Factors
Smoking cigarettes and chewing tobacco has become a very popular trend among many Americans and individuals throughout our society. Tobacco, however, dates back many centuries, since the early 1600's. In fact, tobacco was believed to have been the cure for all illnesses. Tobacco was used in those times strictly for medicinal purposes only. Overall tobacco has been proven not as a medicinal remedy, but as an addicting and extremely harmful stimulant. As stated in a book by Darryl S. Inaba, " Tobacco is a prime example of the addiction process. In fact eighty percent of cigarette smokers know tobacco causes cancer, yet they still smoke." (137) Throughout history, smoking has been associated with negative traits and has been heavily regulated against. England in the 1600's believed tobacco was as bad as drunkenness and punishable by death. In the past and even today there is so much negativity affiliated with smoking. Knowing all the negative aspects regarding tobacco use, it is difficult to understanding why so many individuals continue to smoke. Peter Jacobson, Et. al describes adolescents views toward smoking tobacco in his book Combating Teen Smoking, Smoking is cool. Smoking is glamorous. Addicted to smoking? Not me. I can quit anytime I want. Health hazards of smoking? Not a problem, I'll quit long before it harms me. And beside I'll be so old and bald by the it won't even matter anyway.( 418)
Everyday more and more people begin to smoke or become habitual smokers. Now this may very well be ignorance or avoidance, and lack of concern over the health factors associated with smoking. Psychosocial traits are the suggested reasons for the initiation of smoking. Psychosocial elements consist of many variables such as personality, gender, family and social peer influences, socioeconomic status, and mass media. The eternal question to be found by many researchers is why do people begin to smoke? This is a topic that has been widely reviewed by many
Everyday more and more people begin to smoke or become habitual smokers. Now this may very well be ignorance or avoidance, and lack of concern over the health factors associated with smoking. Psychosocial traits are the suggested reasons for the initiation of smoking. Psychosocial elements consist of many variables such as personality, gender, family and social peer influences, socioeconomic status, and mass media. The eternal question to be found by many researchers is why do people begin to smoke? This is a topic that has been widely reviewed by many
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