Education process is extremely important in sustaining
the progress in tobacco control. Many tax or legislative interventions would
have no result if people would not support, understand and ask for good changes
in their lives.
Everybody understands how important is to reduce youth
smoking. In countries like Japan,
Argentina, Nigeria, India,
and the Russian Federation
87 % of respondents agreed with the international efforts to establish certain
regulations and rules to stop the tobacco usage.
Schools play a big role in teaching the children about
the damages that smoking could bring to their health. They also can teach
students to develop refusal skills regarding smoking. Some analyses were made
and it was discovered that young people believe they would become smart, cool
and fashionable.
One first step with these programs at school is to
increase the number of persons who realize the danger that children are exposed
to. It is also for changing intentions, attitudes and beliefs. But only this
won’t change the entire society and their behavior.
A school tobacco control program must not allow the
usage of cigarette smoking or other tobacco use at school events and facilities.
By this way they will help staff and students to quit smoking. The tobacco
industry in the last years became active in smoking prevention programs for
young people. These programs show how smoking is an adult thing and teens have
to wait until they are grown ups to take the decision of smoking.
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