Smoking - A Never Ending Problem
In spite of so much awareness about the ill effects of nicotine,
smoking apparently continues to chase everyone, everywhere. It
not only influences our lifestyle but also affects the lifestyle
of our colleagues and family members. They too may become part
of this habit or psychological concerns that may result from
this addiction.
Earlier, smoking was a craze among adults only but now teenagers
too have joined the trend. A surprising fact is that adults are
more likely to quit smoking on being encouraged by friends,
family and counselors, but getting teenagers to quit smoking is
not all that easy. They start smoking under the influence of the
peer group or friends, and even if they try getting out of the
addiction, the same influences do not allow that to happen.
Teenagers get well entrapped wherefrom it is not that easy to
escape.
Smoking is making its presence felt in every sphere of our life,
be it a school, home or work area. It is more an addiction than
habit and therefore no one is able to escape its clutches in the
first go.
Smoking is not only injurious to health but to one's wallet as
well. Studies showing expenditure made on the pack of cigarettes
has come with stunning outcomes. A person could have easily
afforded a comfortable life with the money that one wastes on
buying these stuffs. But the thing is that we never think about
such consequences that are adversely affecting our life to a
great extent.
In USA, it has been made mandatory for employees not to smoke at
work. In case someone does not follow the rule, the Company has
a right to fire that employee. Such smokers will not be insured
by the Company. This has become a hot topic on the chat shows in
America.
Most of the smokers are working hard to quit the habit of
smoking but unfortunately, a few of them are able to do it. Many
counselors have developed a program that has been proved
successful for interested volunteers. This 'stop smoking'
program works according to the Behavior Theory. It is different
from other programs and helps a person not to depend on
cigarettes at every tense circumstance of his life. This way the
smoker learns to resist his cravings for another puff.
It has become essential to take necessary steps to control
smoking before we have any more sufferers in its grasp. Friends,
family and counselors can only suggest but one has to take the
initiative on one's own to enter a healthy lifestyle.