Smoking is on the increase among young people

Nowadays, many teenagers wants to integrate in the collective, wants to be popular

or just want to try new experiences. These are the main reasons why I think smoking is on
increase among young people.

First of all, I think that the desire to smoke appear among young people at the
moment when social life is shifted from family to friends. This statement is deepened by
Erik Erikson’s theory. Erikson believes that every stage of development is characterized by
events and conflicts, specific tasks to be solved, that the child and later the adolescent, the
adult must go through and solve appropriately for each specific age or stage. Between
twelve and twenty years the teenager to form and develop a personal and vocational
identity. At this stage appear the adolescent’s frequently asked question: “Who am I?” In
my opinion identity crisis it’s the main reason that determines young people to start
smoking.

Secondly, I believe that other important reasons that contribute to motivation of

young people to smoke are low self-esteem, psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and
depression, attachment problems or love failures. I consider that an important role could be
attributed to the authorities outside the family: teachers, psychologists or counselors. From
my point of view, stress situations, family misunderstandings, school pressures can
contribute to the initiative of young people to start smoking.

To sum up, I strongly believe that the desire to be popular, to integrate easily into the
group or the fear of being rejected because you are normal are the main reasons which
determines young people to start smoking.