Smoking is an addictive behaviour. Most smokers start smoking in their adolescence. Smoking causes about 5 million deaths worldwide every year. It's estimated that 1 in 2 smokers will die from tobacco related cause.
Peer pressure is one of the ways in which one is influenced to smoke, but peer pressure can also be one of the ways to encourage a smoke-free lifestyle. Therefore, if used positively, peer influence can be tapped to bring about positive results.
This year's National Smoking Control Campaign, is focusing on involving youths in promoting a smoke-free lifestyle. The objective of this competition is to encourage students to think of ways to encourage their peers to lead a smoke-free lifestyle. Although the theme of this year's campaign is "Be my friend, stay smoke-free" students can also think of ways to encourage others whom they have a close relationship with such as their family members of relatives to lead a smoke-free lifestyle.
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