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Summary: Social Influence Of Smoking

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According to health promotion board survey, social influence is one of the main factors in a youth 's uptake of smoking. Media and entertainment industry do have a certain influence creating the perception smoking is a harmless way of reliving stress.
Besides creating the perception that smoking is a harmless way of relieving stress, the media and celebrities have an impact on the way teenager think. For example, based on an article from The Strait Times, “vaping” is the act of smoking e-cigarette which have become an official word as many celebrities are doing it and the attention it gained from the media.
The editorial director Judy Pearsall said “Vaping has gone mainstream," with usage doubling in 2014 compared to 2013.
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From the survey conducted, majority of the respondents (39.2%) bought their cigarettes directly from stores, while 30.4% stated that they receive cigarettes from their friends, followed by 22.8% obtaining their cigarettes from their fellow colleagues and the remaining 7.6% receive their cigarettes from their family or relatives. When buying cigarettes directly from stores, it is mandatory for sellers to follow the procedure of checking the buyer’s identifications before allowing one to purchase cigarettes. However, the survey showed that most of the retailers (71.0%) did not check the identifications of these buyers and only a minority (29.0%) of them abide to the …show more content…

Since this type of influence still have quite a big impact, it can be used to have a positive influence rather than a negative one. Like having an anti-smoking ambassador and to use the media to highlight the effect of smoking. Campaign and advertising are already implemented but it is not effective enough. However, the Singapore government could improve by changing the method on how they are implemented. For example, making the campaign more relevant such that people could relate to. And create more advertisement and make it more interesting so that people will take notice of it.
To curb the problem of smoking among youths, more social awareness talks can be arrange for students in school to inform them of the detrimental health effects it has on oneself. Small counselling groups can be formed and made available to teenagers who need a listening ear or help related to the stress they faced in school and at home. Posters can also be put up around public areas to remind youths to stop

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