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Proposal

Smoking poses major health risks among human beings and it is the top cause of lung cancers. The stimulant substance in cigarettes-nicotine, is one of the most addictive substances in the world and this makes smoking a difficult habit to stop once a person gets hooked. Past research has shown that most people who are addicted to smoking had their first cigarette before they turned 18. At such a young age, most people cannot make independent and well-informed choices regarding drug substances. There is therefore need take measures to ensure they do not get exposed to drug substances before they have the requisite knowledge and skills to make independent choices.

This research intends to show the factors that lead people to begin smoking at an early age. Once these have been identified, they will be grouped according as either preventable or unpreventable. The findings will then be presented to experts on drug and substance abuse in schools especially. They will be charged with coming up with policies that equip students with decision-making skills, as well as research skills that enable them seek and find information on drug substances. There is a feeling that today it is more effective to give teenagers information about the effects of drug abuse rather than try to actively keep them away from exposure to drugs. Supervision is only possible within school hours, thus leaving them exposed the rest of the time.

Hypothesis

This research is based on the assumption that most teenagers will get into smoking before they get the right information to make independent decisions. As such, in most cases they will have someone else making the decision on their behalf. This is quite dangerous because they could be induced to taking something even more potent that nicotine. However, it is possible to prevent such a situation from occurring equipping students with right decision making tools. The research question therefore is how much possible is it to prevent young people from getting exposed to drug substances before they have the right information to make informed choices.

Research methodology

The research will rely heavily on the secondary sources of information due to the limited time and resources to fund more extensive research. Some of the secondary resources to be used include statistics from institutions helping people recover from nicotine addictions. There are scholars who have spent time reviewing this issue quite extensively and therefore journal articles will come in handy as well. Further, primary information will be gathered by interviewing some of the counselors of these institutions. They will be able to give insight on the ages of most people they treat as well as how early smoking begins. The interviews will also seek to show some of the major causes of smoking at early ages in children. People that have deal with young persons struggling with such problems should also be in a position to suggest some of the ways to equip young people with personal skills. Their input will help in coming up with policies to be implemented in schools, which is the ultimate end of this research.

Resources and funding

This research will only take one researcher to carry through to completion. The main resources required will be the journal materials from other scholars. Fortunately, these are freely available for download from credible sources as well as available in hard copy from institutions meant to support recovering drug users. Finally, the other expense will be that of transport when interviewing and seeking secondary research materials. These will be covered personally by the researcher.

Works Cited

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Emery, Sherry, Martha M. White, and John P. Pierce. "Does cigarette price influence adolescent experimentation?." Journal of health economics 20.2 (2001): 261-270.

Jha, Prabhat, and Richard Peto. "Global effects of smoking, of quitting, and of taxing tobacco." New England Journal of Medicine 370.1 (2014): 60-68.

Logan, Diane, and B. C. Marlatt. "Smoking and Adolescence: some issues on prevention and cessation." (2005).

Taualii, Maile, et al. "Adaptation of a smoking cessation and prevention website for urban American Indian/Alaska Native youth." Journal of Cancer Education 25.1 (2010): 23-31.

Thomas, R., and Rafael Perera. "School-based programmes for preventing smoking." Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3 (2006).

Thomas, Roger E., P. Baker, and Diane Lorenzetti. "Family-based programmes for preventing smoking by children and adolescents." Cochrane Database Syst Rev 1 (2007).