CAUSES AND EFFECT OF SMOKING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Smoking is for the suppression the disillusionment physical pain the relief of anxiety, frustration, depression and lack of purpose in life. Additional reasons are economics problems unemployment and poor parental example and the production of pleasurable sensation of moods is a practice that has long history.

Smoking was said to have originated from the America Indians, the use opinion as a panacea or cure for ills or to give pleasure developed long with the early civilization in Asia minor and North Africa, in (2001) what has made indiscriminate smoking has more disturbing problem in cent time, is that the practice is increasing among pre-adolescent school boys and girls. Daily investigation report over the mediate on alarming rate of smoking among teenagers and that smoking has extended to school children. In (2003) stated that serious effect of dangerous smoking appears in school age youth and parent and worried. Due to the frequent report in Beth print and electronic media about smoking problem in the country particularly in schools, youth and adult indulging themselves in smoking leaves countries federal government establish a campaign team to go school to organize a lecture on the effect of smoking in other advance countries, effort have been made to control and fight against smoking Awake and Geen (2001) have this to say our society has attempted to control smoking of psychoactive substance largely through restrictive law propaganda or education that focuses on their ill effect and treatment programme and designed to come e.g. madness.

The federal government borrowed leaf from the above with the establishment of the national smoking enforcement agency to mount strong propaganda on the evil effect of smoking. One of the ways used so far is above with the establishment of the print and electronic media and effective education Tuesday, 31, (2005) page with the theme youth protect operation of tobacco firm has this to say “for close to 40 minutes yesterday protesting youth from different organization across the country stood at the road leading to the factory of British America, tobacco company (BATCO) chanting different sings denouncing the operation of the firm in Nigeria. The youth who came in about eight buses and cars numbering about 100 carried different placards and banner with various inscription such as “No more killing of Nigeria youth, No TOBACCO DAY” held yesterday also alternative, Non government organizations it was used to sensitize and tobacco laden environment and also to urge the government to ratify the global health treaty. The frame work convention on tobacco control (FCTC).

The protesting youth claimed that the entry of (BATCCO) into the Nigeria market was particularly alarming since the company was allegedly doing everything within it reach to get the youth to smoke, Mr. Adedayo them as of Nigeria popular theater alliance said the group was tried of the destruction of the lives of youth in the country. He urged BATCO to leave Nigeria he added that the federal government should for humanity sake FCT, which china and some Africa countries like Kenya and Seychelles have done despite the effect mounted to fight against smoking, the seen to be on improvement, particularly among the teenager who continues to experiment to smoking.

Adesina (2006) in a memorial lecture given by A.S.O Odiye (2000) it has been discovered that about two million people are feared to die of cancer of the lungs, kidneys and heart due to smoking, therefore, the apparent prevalence of the problem in school justifies the study of problem and from the point of view of an educationist, the use of tobacco, recreational smoking appear to be useful prediction of children life style and difference and children performance in school smoking is posing a threat to human health in this country, those who smoke are unable to perform maximally develop sensitivity to the psychological effect of smoking. Smoking is spreading and finding it was into primary school as children are seen drinking wine schnapps and eat kola nut in public places even at home because of environment influence meaningful campaign against smoking of school star from the home of the child.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Smoking of any types of cigarette destroyed the heart and there by causing heart disease, since smoking is a habit or practice to human life and to the society in general, children should be educated about the effects of smoking. Smoking causes madness which eventually leads many smokers to psychiatric hospitals the liver and kidneys and the lungs area are affected due to smoking after both internally. Due to smoking of cigarette, pe

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