Question

Describe factors that increase the risk of teenagers drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. Then discuss methods of reducing these behaviors. 10 to 11 sentences

Answer 1

Indulging into alcohol and smoking cigarettes is a very common issue with teenagers:

• The factors contributing to it are the friend circle or the company they hang around with.
• Availability of cheap alcohol and cigarettes increases the risk of teenagers drinking and smoking habbits .
• Teenagers whose family is involved in the habbit of drinking and smoking also encourages such behaviors.
• The stress due to studies and the competition also plays as a risk factor.
• Teenagers who receive more money as their pocket money tend to indulge into the bad habbits such as smoking and drinking.

Teenagers can be kept away from consumption of alochol and smoking cigarettes with the help of following means:

• Young people should be educated with the side effects of such behaviors.
• They should be pushed and encouraged to join self help programmes that help people quit smoking and drinking.
• Parents should keep a watch and should have a talk about it.
• Teengers who are habbitual of getting money are more likely to indulge in such habbits hence, their pocket money should be cut down.
• Teenagers should be asked and made mandatory for not to hang out with friends who are alcoholics