Teen Smoking What Influences Teens tonot to Smoke

INTRODUCTION Smoking has become a very common habit for teens over the years. Teens

MATERIALS ! Survey 2 Reward !Clipboard with attached pens 2 Calculator !Microsoft program for

PROCEDURE v Encouraged teens to fill out our surveys v Upon completing the survey,

PARTICIPANT STATISTICS v Total number of teens who completed the survey = 86 v

SECOND PART: Long term effects of smoking

EFFECTS OF LONG TERM SMOKING v v v v w w w Respiratory problems

CONCLUSION v We found out that teens are more impacted by the media. The

FUTURE GOALS v In our future research, we hope to find out if any

REFERENCES v v v “Health Effects of Smoking Among Young People”. Tobacco Information and

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v Andrea R. Adams v Queens Hospital Center v Helene Benjamin v Mr.

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Teen Smoking: What Influences Teens to/not to Smoke? BY: Akua Bediako & Nathali Rodriguez Mentor : Andrea R. Adams, MPA Queens Hospital Center

INTRODUCTION Smoking has become a very common habit for teens over the years. Teens have become a specific target for tobacco companies and peer pressure. Thus, the goal of our project is to find out : v the main influence of teenage smokers vthe long term effects of becoming a teen smoker

MATERIALS ! Survey 2 Reward !Clipboard with attached pens 2 Calculator !Microsoft program for graphs

PROCEDURE v Encouraged teens to fill out our surveys v Upon completing the survey, we handed the participants a reward. v We merged and calculated the responses to the survey questions and formed a master copy. v Using our results, we formulated graphs

PARTICIPANT STATISTICS v Total number of teens who completed the survey = 86 v The teens ages ranged from 12 -19 years v The number that did not smoke= 83 v The number of those who smoke= 3 v Of those surveyed: w Males= 30 w Females= 56

SURVEY SAMPLE

MEDIA IMPACT RESULTS

FAMILY& FRIENDS IMPACT RESULTS

SECOND PART: Long term effects of smoking

WHAT’S IN A CIGARETTE?

EFFECTS OF LONG TERM SMOKING v v v v w w w Respiratory problems Heart disease Aneurysms Bronchitis Emphysema Stroke Addiction to Nicotine Cancer Lung Cancer Leukemia Throat cancer

CONCLUSION v We found out that teens are more impacted by the media. The effects of teenage smoking can result in major health problems as the person progresses in age. Lastly, we found out that smoking is a deciding factor when it comes to relationships, such as dating.

FUTURE GOALS v In our future research, we hope to find out if any influential factors outweigh others such as body image, peer pressure and media.

REFERENCES v v v “Health Effects of Smoking Among Young People”. Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS). August 1996. CDC. 14 August 2006. http: //www. cdc. gov/tobacco/research_data/youth/stspta 5. htm Sorise, Kim. “Selling Tobacco Products to Kids”. Tobacco. 31 May 2001. WFPL 89. 3 FM. 14 August 2006. http: //www. wfpl. org/Tobaccoads. htm “The Toll of Tobacco in New York” Tobacco. Free. Kids. org. 2005. Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. 12 August 2006. http: //tobaccofreekids. org/reports/settlements/toll. php? State. ID=NY “Non-Smoker Vs. Smoker’s Lung”. Tobacco. 10 June 2004. Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services. 23 August 2006. http: //www. hd. co. harris. tx. us/tobacco/smokelungs. htm “What’s In That Cigarette? ” The New York State Smokers’ Quitsite. The New York State Smokers’ Quitline. 11 August 2006. http: //www. nysmokefree. com/newweb/pageview. aspx? p=wha tiscig v v Benjamin, Helene. Personal Interview. 11 August 2006. Mr. L. Personal Interview. 14 August 2006.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v Andrea R. Adams v Queens Hospital Center v Helene Benjamin v Mr. L (interviewed patient) v Belynda Rivers v Dr. Sat Bhattacharya v Harlem Children Society v Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center