A STUDY ON SMOKING HABITS AMONG TEENAGERS ABSTRACT Social work research and statistics is a part of social work profession. Through the programme‚ “HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS AMONG GANDHIPURAM SLUM RESIDENCE‚ CHENNAI” was chosen as the topic of study. Survey was done in a specific slum in Chennai. Thorough analysis and data interpretation was done from the survey. The same was documented for future reference since the trainee have plans for conducting a community organization program on
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Smoking is the kind of habit that leads to addiction. It is a dangerous habit because it can cause lung disease in tobacco smokers and those who inhale second hand smoke. In my opinion‚ smoking is a selfish behavior which is not only dangerous for smokers but also for the non-smokers around them. Smoking is the most dangerous habit that a person can have since it is unhealthy‚ addictive‚ and disgusting. Smoking is a dangerous habit to develop because it is unhealthy. By unhealthy I mean it can be
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Smoking Is a Bad Habit Project 2012 Introduction People smoke mostly in the form of cigarette. Some people use even cigar‚ pipes etc. All these contain dried leaves of tobacco plant. A cigarette or any such thing is made for the purpose of inhaling smoke. It contains a harmful substance ’nicotine’. Tobacco is an agricultural product‚ grown in the farms. Farmers get good income by growing the tobacco as an agricultural plant. Tobacco is also used in preparation of some medicines. But when tobacco
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Claudine "pakantot" Baldevarona 6722-Aristotle Smoking Among Teenagers CHAPTER 1: Introduction It is a fact that children who starts smoking before the age of 15 will continue to smoke all their adult life. This is why smoking is bad for teenagers. A cigarette contains more than 4000 chemical compounds among which 40 are carcinogens and unfortunately‚ it affects the health of a child in a very bad way. Cigarette smoking is a habit that kills approximately million of people per year. It
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Teenage Smoking There are several causes for teenage smoking‚ as well as many effects. There are no positive effects of teenage smoking‚ so there are no only negative causes for teenage smoking. The effects of teenage smoking can be both physical and mental. Despite all of the warnings there are‚ teenage smoking is not on a decline. Teenage smoking has many causes. Several teens take that first puff just to try something new. One might see his or her peers smoking and think it is the coolest thing
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eating habits of teens 2 The nutritional habits of teenagers are growing concerns today in many countries with rising obesity rates. Most adolescents and teens have poor eating habits such as skipping breakfast and meals‚ consuming excess soda and relying on fast food. Poor nutritional habits lead to weight gain as well as serious health risks‚ including obesity‚ heart disease and stroke
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Teen Smoking Facts Nancy Schimelpfening‚ Tobacco may be use either by smoking it or in smokeless forms such as chewing tobacco or snuff. Some will turn to the smokeless products to avoid lung cancer. Unfortunately half of smokeless tobacco users will develop pre-cancerous patches called leukoplakia within three years of beginning use. Other Names Spit tobacco‚ smokeless tobacco‚ chew‚ dip‚ snuff‚ cigarettes. Why Do People Do It? Many kids smoke or use tobacco products
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list of where both female and male Teens hang out and shop. Teens also shop in numerous other venues‚ including discount stores‚ convenience stores‚ grocery stores‚ and more. But as per this observation paper I elected to head to the renowned Fairview mall to see what I can find in teen shopping habits and trends and how they vary between genders. I think that as the age goes up‚ so does the percentage of Teens who shop in malls. With seventeen million strong‚ the Teen market is a force to be reckoned
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CURRENT SMOKING AMONG TEENAGERS Daniel Homn‚ Ph.D. THE SURVEY on which I am reporting was done for the Public Health Service from late December 1967 through early February 1968 by the Chilton Research Services of Philadelphia. The figures are based on telephone interviews conducted as a representative sample of the 85 percent of the U.S. households which have telephone service. These figures are being augmented by personal interviews in households without telephones. Households without telephones
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Suicides among teenagers are continuing to be a major problem. Every Year in the United States thousands of teenagers take away their lives. One in every twelve teenagers attempts to commit suicide annually. Suicide has now unfortunately become the third primary cause of death for fifteen to twenty four year olds. Teenagers may encounter strong feels of stress‚ confusion‚ pressure to succeed‚ and many other internal conflicts while in their childhood years. Some of the simplest things‚ such as breaking
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