Tobacco use and Dependence in Adolescents: A Review
Faisal Suliman Algaows *
King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, Iskan PHC, Saudi Arabia.
Sara Gasem Alidan
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Hamad Mohammed Al Saad
King Khalid Hospital Majmaah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Radhi Al Nasser
King Faisal Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Maryam Nasser Alkhuwaytim
King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Jalal Yahya Mohammed Madkhali
Alahad PHC, Saudi Arabia.
Saqr Muhammad Altamimi
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Talal Abdullah Al-Makki
Finish Internship Under KAU, Saudi Arabia.
Faisal Mohammed Alothman
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia.
Futun Awadah M. Almutairi
Unaizah College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
Ameera Ahmad Alhawsawi
King Abdulaziz Hospital Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Rahaf Abdulrahman Alotaibi
Unaizah Collage of Medicine UCM, Saudi Arabia.
Hamed Hamad B. Alharbi
King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Amani Hassan Shook
King Fahad Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Despite rising acknowledgement of the onset of tobacco smoking in children and adolescents, foundational understanding about many elements of early-life smoking behavior, as well as statistics to advocate for specific treatment approaches among children and adolescents, is inadequate. Nicotine addiction and withdrawal have been linked to continued cigarette use and difficulty stopping. When adolescents first start smoking, few expect to have trouble quitting. However, more than half of smoking teens say they try to quit every year, and fewer than 20% of those who smoke ten or more cigarettes per day say they are successful for even a month. Treatment of tobacco addiction rely mainly on the behavioral interventions as medications safety are not assessed for those less than 18 years old, so more research should be encouraged to find about the safety and availability for alternatives as behavioral intervention is not suitable alone for moderate to severe cases, Tobacco products are used by youth in a variety of ways,When smoking cessation efforts are undertaken in developed and developing nations, the wide diversity of tobacco products must be taken into consideration.
This research deals with the causes of tobacco dependence among young people, diagnosis and treatment methods.
Keywords: Tobacco use, early-life smoking behavior, adolescents