The effect of psycho-social programmes on the control of tobacco epidemic
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.425Keywords:
prevention, cigarettes, tobacco, programme, psycho-socialAbstract
The main risk taken by children and adolescents commencing smoking is that, very often, they become tobacco dependent for their entire lives as a result of the daily use of tobacco over several years, leading to their suffering from the pathologies induced by inhaling tobacco smoke, in particular lung cancer, chronic bronchitis and myocardial infarction. This article presents some of the arguments for preventing smoking, describes the process through which youth starts smoking, and discusses the role that school could play in preventing students from becoming smokers. Among the range of preventive interventions to be made in schools, the introduction of psychosocial influence programmes is recommended with a description of some of the programmes of this kind. In order to increase the effectiveness of prevention programmes in schools, it is necessary to introduce modifications in the school environment, promote the involvement of parents, develop and apply teen cessation programmes and adopt more community-based approaches such as controlling social and commercial access to cigarettes, media campaigns, banning cigarette advertising and increasing prices.References
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