Statistics of most countries show that smoking and drinking fifteen-year-olds make up about a third of the total number of adolescents, and a significant part of them began to smoke and drink from seven to ten years. It is sad that in recent years the number of smokers and girls drinking has been replenished, and is ahead of the number of smoking and drinking boys. Young people do not realize the danger associated with alcohol and smoking, as they regularly observe the elders, who at ease consume alcohol and smoke. That's why many parents do not know how to explain to a child that alcohol and smoking are harmful.
The push factors for children are:
- Advertising cigarettes and alcohol and creates in adolescents the view that smoking and drinking - it's fashionable;
- Peer pressure - if you do not drink and do not smoke, then you are weak;
- Unfavorable social conditions;
- Or just imitation or curiosity.
A teenager is not yet a completely formed copy of an adult in all dimensions. All of his systems and organs are still in development and have their own characteristics, as well as metabolism in the body. Because the body of a teenager is much more vulnerable and sensitive to the action of any harmful substances, including alcohol and tobacco poisons, than the body of an adult.
The smoking and alcohol-consuming child primarily changes the function of the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. In such children, first of all, there is rapid excitability, quick temper, irritability, inattention.
Naturally, dependence is gradually developing. And if there are no cigarettes or there is no possibility to drink, then there is discomfort in the state of health, which is often expressed by anxiety.
Scientists of America have established that smoking young men are less able to remember the material during their studies, difficulties arise during the learning of texts. The fact is established that half of smoking schoolchildren do not study well.
In the body of smoking and alcohol consuming adolescents, metabolic processes, assimilation of vitamins A, B6, B1, B12 are violated, and vitamin C and in general is destroyed. This becomes the cause of inhibition of general development, slowing growth, development of anemia, and myopia. Smoking can cause inflammation in the nasopharynx. Also, smoking at an early age worsens hearing, as a result of which smoking children hear low sounds much worse.
A lethal dose of nicotine for an adult is a pack of cigarettes, smoked at once. And for a teenager, half the pack is enough!
How to explain to the child that alcohol and smoking is harmful, so that he does not have bad habits?
There are a few tips:
One of the mothers said that she had caught her daughter and her son smoking in the kitchen. She found cigarette butts and empty packets of cigarettes in the trash can. Alarmed, the mother reported this to her husband, who is also a non-smoker. In order to disaccustom the children from the addiction, the parents recorded them for a program of support and rehabilitation.
If you suspect your children of smoking or drinking alcohol, but you can not catch them at all, you should try to find out where they spend time after school and with whom they communicate. Someone will tell you exactly who drink and smoke friends from your children.
A request to a daughter or son not to communicate with their smoking and alcohol-using friends is likely to give you no encouraging results. Instead, try to invite their friends to their home, and show them videos, on the Internet or on videos that reveal the details of the irreversible effect of smoking and alcohol on the human body.
Also try to give them books about the dangers of alcohol and smoking or organize a lesson in school with the participation of a medical officer, or at a parent's meeting discuss the danger associated with smoking and alcohol. Mobilize parents and ask the school's leaders and teachers to start fighting against smoking and drinking alcohol. The school should not have a place for smoking and a place not for smoking. For this, it is necessary to completely prohibit smoking completely. In case of protests, you should explain that, sometimes, in order to be kind, teachers and parents should show rigor and severity. As smoking and drinking alcohol can cause deadly diseases.
One must be adamant in the efforts made to fight the smoking and alcoholism of adolescents. Smoking and drinking young people will smoke and drink as adults, and in the future, most likely, will suffer from the consequences of bad habits. Instead of waiting for the disaster to happen, start the fight today. If you really love your children, make a firm decision. Be sure, someday, children will thank you for now that you have made every effort and have shown perseverance in order to help them in getting rid of deadly and terrible habits.
Try to follow these rules, and you will save your loved ones and yourself.
Also, a teenager needs to know:
- Despite all the mass media, serials and films in which the main, favorite heroes can be smoking or drinking, most young people, teenagers, sportsmen and adults do not smoke or drink alcoholic beverages.
- There are more interesting activities, for example, physical exercises or a favorite sport, or sports dancing. From these occupations, the threefold benefits are health benefits; a great pastime; and also it becomes possible to find friends by common interests.
- You do not need to spend money on "smoke" and on alcohol. It is better to save them and spend on something more useful and interesting, for example, on a new computer game or on new clothes, or at a disco.
- You need to be free of tobacco and alcohol and dispose of your life yourself. Do not allow the cigarette and the bottle to dispose of your life.
But if you already started constantly or from time to time to smoke and drink, then it's time to quit. From this double benefit: an invaluable benefit to your health and you save a lot of money. In addition, non-smokers and non-drinkers have a beautiful and healthy appearance. From clothes, from hair and from mouth pleasant smell, and also snow-white and shining smile.
You always need to make a choice in favor of health!