Listless Decline on Young Smokers Alerts US Government
Sluggish fall on the numbers of youth smoking alerts government for the need to boost programs on tobacco prevention.
US government aims to minimize if not eradicate the quantity of youth who are smoking.
There has been a decline on the number of middle and high school students since 2000 until 2009. An estimated value of 17.2 percent from 28 percent among high school student, and 5.2 from 11 percent decline on middle stage students according to the researchers of Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
However, CDC added that the decline on the numbers from the year 2006 up to 2009 is not statistically considerable because it only have an estimated 19.8 to 17.2 percent for high school and 6.3 to 5.2 percent for students in middle stage.
National Youth Tobacco Survey analyzed data and found out that 8.2 percent of students from middle stage and 23.9 percent high school students smoke cigarettes.
Morbidity and Mortality Week Report published by CDC reported that in the year 2000, 15.1 percent of middle stage students and 34.5 percent of high school students smokes tobacco.
Researchers stated that 80 percent of adult who smoke began trying cigarette even before they reach the age of 18.
Nicotine contained in the tobacco has addictive properties thus users develop tolerance and dependence with prolonged use. Smoking is associated with major lung diseases like COPD, emphysema, and probable lung cancer. Prolonged users of tobacco can also acquire cardiovascular diseases.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 100 million tobacco related deaths in the 20th century.
Likewise, CDC labeled smoking as the reason for premature deaths worldwide.
The author of the study strongly suggests the limitations on advertisements, promotions and accessibility of tobacco in the market.
People and government must join force to control and restrict the young ones on the use of tobacco as recommended by the researcher.
