Despite helath warnings, a large number of people continue to smoke all over the world. What are the possible reasons for this ? Suggest some solutions to address this problem.

It has been observed that a multitude of

people

are indulged in smoking all around the world,

although

it is detrimental to their health. A person starts smoking because of many reasons like peer pressure and to cope with stress in life, but

this

can lead to serious health consequences. I shall try to delve deeper into

this

discourse and suggest some ideas to alleviate the problem. On the one hand, smoking has become a pernicious habit of many inhabitants of all countries. Many

people

start smoking at a very young age

due to

peer pressure. It has been seen that teenagers who have friends that smoke are more likely to start smoking than those who do not because they feel it is cool to smoke and

also

they do not want to stand out.

Furthermore

, many

people

smoke because they feel

this

is a good way to combat all sorts of stress in their lives.

In other words

, Nicotine present in

tobacco

cigarettes reaches the brain very rapidly and renders the release of Adrenaline in the body, which triggers the body's fight response and provides a boost in energy level,

thus

helping in overcoming stress.

Also

, media and movies influence youngsters.

For instance

, when they watch their favourite celebrities smoking in the movies, they start imitating their footsteps.

On the other hand

, the

government

should take some stringent measures to ban advertisements related to

tobacco

smoking. The

tobacco

industry spends a lot of money on celebrity endorsements to promote their product.

Additionally

, they show that smoking is safe, cool and glamorous in the ads.The concerned

government

department should increase the tax on cigarettes.

For example

, Finland's

government

prohibited smoking in public areas.

Along with

opening de-addiction centres in the city,

people

must be made cognizant of the ramifications of

tobacco

smoking by launching awareness programmes, they should be informed that consumption of

tobacco

in any way, either orally or intravenously, can cause oral cancer

as well as

lung cancer. To summarize, it is discernible that smoking is deleterious, yet many

people

fall prey to smoking.

Therefore

,

government

and non-governmental organisations should conduct campaigns to make

people

aware of the ill effects of smoking.