The National Center for Rehabilitation warned of the danger of smoking and tobacco use, stressing that it is a gateway to the world of addiction, and that teenagers who smoke are three times more likely to use psychotropic substances than non-smokers, according to medical studies.
The Center pointed out that smoking is one of the 10 most important causes of deaths, dangerous diseases and poverty around the world, noting that tobacco kills more than eight million people annually, including more than seven million who use it directly, and about 1.2 million non-smokers exposed to its second-hand smoke According to WHO statistics.
The center implemented awareness-raising campaigns for school students in the country, during which it highlighted the definition of addiction disease with a focus on nicotine, as it is one of the most powerful substances that cause addiction, and is one of the most important components of cigarettes. The prevalence of chimneys among students was also addressed and corrected some misconceptions about chimneys And the damage that may be caused by smoking.
For his part, the family counselor, Issa Al-Maskari, said that many children begin in their teens the habit of smoking for several reasons that may relate to bad friends or the absence of family supervision or as a matter of imitation, and some families are unable to protect their children from this danger, and persuade them to quit this habit The bad ones.
He cautioned that the smoking habit is one of the most dangerous bad habits that are quick to influence, and it comes in stages and gradual steps that may be difficult to treat, due to the friction of the substance addiction in blood, so it is centered around the areas of awareness, awareness and control, indicating that mothers have the greatest burden in education, where they put first Controls and laws in order to prevent her son from acquiring this bad habit, and she addresses it by behavioral and cognitive protection, and keeps him from negative friction, and explains to him the seriousness of these wrong practices even if they appear from the closest people to him, and shows him the difference between positive behavior and negative behavior.
He stressed the importance of not neglecting to monitor children, and directing them that imitation is only in goodness, so he does not imitate any negative behavior even if it results from parents, but righteousness teaches him in desire for good and intimidation of evil, indicating that the son may resort to smoking as a negative behavior with intent Positive, which is the search for strength and masculinity, whoever wants to remedy this problem must keep the positive destination, which is the search for strength and masculinity with behavior other than smoking, from which he finds the same destination, such as some combat games, for example, or sports training that feeds himself in this feeling, which is the destination that He was looking for him by imitating others to smoke.
He mentioned that treatment often comes through thoughtful steps, with the power of persistence by parents, and the will of the soul by children, education through intimidation, constraint, and persuasion, pointing out that one of the most important treatment steps is for parents to first stop smoking, so the wife attempts in an intelligent manner to clarify the legal ruling in front of her husband First and educating the children Second, and the husband must think about his health and the health of his family, so he does not smoke in front of his children or inside the house or in the car until the family remains a kindergarten educational and clean environment from any bad habit acquired, in order to good, and cooperation on the righteousness, and invoke prayers.
Finally, accustoming children to prayer and developing religious faith remain the protective shield against every bad habit or negative behavior. How many young children we found were a reason to guide their parents, guide them towards goodness, and guide them toward high values and good morals.
awareness Campaign
Last year, the National Rehabilitation Center implemented, in partnership with Emirates National Schools, an awareness campaign about the harmful effects of smoking and smoking to students of the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades, with the aim of increasing awareness among students to urge them to approach healthy behavior in their daily lives, in addition to a general framework to enhance personal skills in Reject everything that offends their physical and mental health.
The campaign also explained the dangers that may be caused by electronic cigarettes that have recently started to spread, and which are no less harmful than ordinary cigarettes.
The center implemented awareness campaigns for school students, during which it highlighted the definition of addiction disease with a focus on nicotine.