Attitudes and Perceptions about Smoking Behavior of Students in the School Environment and Some Suggested Solutions

Abstract

The trend of tobacco use is increasing among young people, students and evidence shows that tobacco smoke contains nicotine, which is a very strong addictive substance and is harmful to health, especially for children, adolescents and pregnant women. The chemicals in tobacco include acrolein, chemicals, acetaldehyde, carbon monoxide, nicotine, etc. Some of these chemicals are classified as carcinogenic. The cause of the increase of cigarettes stems from products with eye-catching, compact, flavorful, low-cost designs, etc. Tobacco is an addictive products very popular trade items in Vietnam. Today, it is not difficult to buy a pack of cigarettes from a shop, a grocery or at a supermarket. Although the mass media has propagated a lot about the harmful effects of smoking as well as the harmful effects of cigarette smoke to those around them, the proportion of smokers has not decreased. This situation is happening not only in adults but also in young people. Especially, smoking is creeping into the school where nurturing future talents. Although the harmful effects of cigarette smoking as well as the effects of cigarette smoke are widely known by the school as well as the media, the percentage of students smoking is increasing. This paper aims to study the smoking behavior of the students therefore we can assess the effectiveness of the mission of promoting health education to students and young people and finding solutions reduce student smoking rate.