A Study To Assess The Effectiveness Of Structure Teaching Programme On Knowledge Regarding Hazardness Of Smoking And Tobacco Chewing Among Adolescents At Smt. Nagarathnamma College Of Nursing, Bengaluru

Abstract

is a practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco, is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practical as a route of administration for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them available for absorption through the lungs. It can also be done as a part of rituals, to induce trances and spiritual enlightenment. The most common method of smoking today is through cigarettes, primarily industrially manufactured but also hand-rolled from loose tobacco and rolling paper. Other smoking implements include pipes, cigars, bidis, hookahs, vaporizers, and bongs. It has been suggested that smoking-related disease kills one half of all long term smokers but these diseases may also be contracted by non-smokers. A 2007 report states that about 4.9 million people worldwide each year die as a result of smoking.