This card helps set the record straight, offering clear, fact-based information to prevent addiction before it starts
A recent analysis of smoking data from the National Health Interview Survey showed that the decrease in smoking prevalence at the national level has stalled from 2007 to 2008 [1]
29 Peer pressure Peer pressure is one aspect of peer socialisation, in which adolescents are influenced by their friends
Despite serious efforts, pouched MST marketing has been unable to dispel its association with traditional smokeless tobacco stereotypes as macho and rural
Moreover, they often feel helpless, sensitive and vulnerable 5 , possibly due to a predisposition to mental health issues, as described in current literature 14,15 on the relationship between smoking and depression or anxiety