Teen Smoking: Teen Smoking: What Influences What Influences Teens to/not to Teens to/not to

Smoke?Smoke?BY:BY:

Akua Bediako & Nathali Akua Bediako & Nathali RodriguezRodriguez

Mentor : Andrea R. Adams, MPAMentor : Andrea R. Adams, MPAQueens Hospital CenterQueens Hospital Center

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Smoking has become a very common Smoking has become a very common habit for teens over the years. Teens habit for teens over the years. Teens have become a specific target for have become a specific target for tobacco companies and peer pressure. tobacco companies and peer pressure. Thus, the goal of our project is to find Thus, the goal of our project is to find out :out :

the main influence of teenage smokersthe main influence of teenage smokers the long term effects of becoming a the long term effects of becoming a

teen smokerteen smoker

MATERIALSMATERIALS

SurveySurvey RewardRewardClipboard with attached pensClipboard with attached pens CalculatorCalculatorMicrosoft program for graphsMicrosoft program for graphs

PROCEDUREPROCEDURE

Encouraged teens to fill out our Encouraged teens to fill out our surveyssurveys

Upon completing the survey, we Upon completing the survey, we handed the participants a reward.handed the participants a reward.

We merged and calculated the We merged and calculated the responses to the survey questions and responses to the survey questions and formed a master copy.formed a master copy.

Using our results, we formulated Using our results, we formulated graphsgraphs

PARTICIPANT STATISTICS PARTICIPANT STATISTICS

Total number of teens who completed Total number of teens who completed the survey = 86the survey = 86

The teens ages ranged from 12-19 The teens ages ranged from 12-19 years years

The number that did not smoke= 83 The number that did not smoke= 83 The number of those who smoke= 3The number of those who smoke= 3 Of those surveyed:Of those surveyed: Males= 30Males= 30 Females= 56Females= 56

SURVEY SAMPLESURVEY SAMPLE

MEDIA IMPACT RESULTSMEDIA IMPACT RESULTS

If the video featured a teen with a mechanical voice box, would it impact teen smokers?

77%

16%

7%

YESNON/A

FAMILY& FRIENDS IMPACT FAMILY& FRIENDS IMPACT RESULTSRESULTS

Do you live with people who smoke or have friends/classmates that smoke?

44%

54%

2%

YES

NO

N/A

SECOND PART:SECOND PART:

Long term effects of smokingLong term effects of smoking

WHAT’S IN A CIGARETTE?WHAT’S IN A CIGARETTE?

EFFECTS OF LONG TERM EFFECTS OF LONG TERM SMOKINGSMOKING

Respiratory problemsRespiratory problems Heart diseaseHeart disease Aneurysms Aneurysms Bronchitis Bronchitis EmphysemaEmphysema StrokeStroke Addiction to NicotineAddiction to Nicotine CancerCancer Lung CancerLung Cancer Leukemia Leukemia Throat cancerThroat cancer

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

We found out that teens are more We found out that teens are more impacted by the media. The effects impacted by the media. The effects of teenage smoking can result in of teenage smoking can result in major health problems as the person major health problems as the person progresses in age. Lastly, we found progresses in age. Lastly, we found out that smoking is a deciding factor out that smoking is a deciding factor when it comes to relationships, such when it comes to relationships, such as dating.as dating.

FUTURE GOALSFUTURE GOALS

In our future research, we hope to In our future research, we hope to find out if any influential factors find out if any influential factors outweigh others such as body image, outweigh others such as body image, peer pressure and media.peer pressure and media.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Andrea R. AdamsAndrea R. Adams Queens Hospital CenterQueens Hospital Center Helene Benjamin Helene Benjamin Mr. L (interviewed patient)Mr. L (interviewed patient) Belynda RiversBelynda Rivers Dr. Sat BhattacharyaDr. Sat Bhattacharya Harlem Children SocietyHarlem Children Society Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center