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Bernadette College of Valenzuela

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The Effect of Using Cigarettes To The Physical Health Of The

Adolescence In Gen T. De Leon Valenzuela City

Caranog, Rose Ann

Lumaga, Charisse

Pastrana, Trisha Lein

Quincruz, Brylle
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Background of the Study

The phenomenon of using cigarettes began with tobacco which includes

the highly addictive chemical nicotine, smoking is a difficult habit to stop. The body and
mind soon become accustomed to the nicotine in cigarettes, much as they do to heroin or
other addictive narcotics. It becomes necessary for a person to have it in order to feel
normal (Ben-Joseph. 2019). Most of the teenagers begin smoking for a variety of reasons.
Some people believe it's cool. Others begin because a member of their family or a close
acquaintance smokes. Most people never anticipated to develop an addiction. According
to World Health Organization (2018) Adolescence is a crucial stage when the danger of
substance abuse are at their highest. Smoking habits are often formed throughout
adolescence; by the age of 18, most smokers had had their first cigarette or were already
addicted. Young people require fewer cigarettes and shorter time to develop a nicotine
addiction than adults.

There is debate regarding how to effectively define nicotine addiction in

children and adolescents, with growing acknowledgment that adult criteria may not be
appropriate for adolescent smokers. There are qualitative differences in withdrawal
experiences between adolescents and adults; craving is the most common symptom
experienced by young people during abstinence, while withdrawal symptoms are
minimal. Nonetheless, nicotine addiction develops quickly in young people, with
adolescent smokers reporting some symptoms of dependence at even low levels of
cigarette consumption. Many people who start smoking regularly find it difficult to quit
(Winnall, 2021).

Therefore, adolescents are way more vulnerable to addiction since their mental
state are still developing so as their body. According to adulthood U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (2015) Cigarette smoking causes severe health concerns in
children and adolescents, including an increase in the number and severity of respiratory
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infections, decreased physical fitness, and probable impacts on lung growth and
function.  Most crucially, this is the point at which a smoking addiction develops, which
can continue far into adulthood. That's why it's so much easier to avoid starting to smoke
in the first place.

Statement of the Problem

This research aims to answer the following questions and this research
looks into the effect of using cigarettes on the physical health of adolescents in Gen t. de
Leon Valenzuela city. This may also help to raise awareness on how harmful using
cigarettes is at a young age not just for their own body but also for secondhand smokers.
It may also help to determine the possible solution to prevent this issue or on how to help
young smokers to stop their addiction as soon as possible. This research is not only for
teenagers but also for the people who are surrounding them, with the use of this research,
the researchers desired to make the adolescents in Gen T. De Leon Valenzuela City to be
acquainted with the possible effects of using cigarettes on their physical body but not just
to them but also to the parents, peers, and society as a whole.

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in condition to their;

a. Age

2.What factors influence adolescent to smoke

a. Family
b. Friends
c. Trend

3. Did adolescents smoker encounter a health decline in;

a. Physical health
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b. Mental health

4. What are the factors why cigarette smoking is addictive

a. Nicotine
b. Other Ingredients

5. What are the possible addictive effects of cigarette smoking to adolescents

a. Pleasure
b. Stress Relief
c. Relaxation
d. Euphoria

6. What factors influence adolescent to keep on smoking

a. Social Pressure
b. Feeling of Pleasure
c. Addiction
d. Trend

Objective of the Study

 To raise awareness on how harmful smoking specially for adolescents

 To determine the different possible effects of smoking to the physical health of

the adolescents

 To know the main reason why most of the smokers are having a hard time to stop

taking cigarettes
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 To identify the possible solutions to help the adolescents who smoke, and also for

those who occasionally smoke to cure their addiction

 To know the harmful effects of smoking to other people’s health or what we

called “secondhand smoke”

References
American Lung Association. (2020). Tobacco Use Among Children and Teens.
https://www.lung.org/quitsmoking/smoking-facts/tobacco-use-among-
children#:~:text=Cigarette%20smoking%20during%20childhood%20and,on
%20lung%20growth%20and%20function.

Ben-Joseph, E. P. (2019). Smoking. Once You Start, It's Hard to Stop.

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/smoking.html

Winnall, W. L. (2021). Health effects for young people who smoke. tobacco in Australia:
Facts and issues. https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/smoking-facts/tobacco-use-
among-children#:~:text=Cigarette%20smoking%20during%20childhood
%20and,on%20lung%20growth%20and%20function

World Health Organization. (2020). Smoking still a core challenge for child and
adolescent health reveals WHO report. Youth smoking: initiation and health
effects. https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/physical-
activity/news/news/2020/6/smoking-still-a-core-challenge-for-child-and-
adolescent-health-reveals-who-report