SMOKING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND INTENT TO QUIT SMOKING. A PARADIGM IN THE FIELD OF SMOKING
SMOKING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND INTENT TO QUIT SMOKING. A PARADIGM IN THE FIELD OF SMOKING

Summary/Abstract: Smokers are considered a risk group for new coronavirus infections. According to a study published in the Chinese Medical Journal (Stop Smoking, 2021), the evolution of the disease in tobacco-dependent patients is usually more difficult and longer-lasting, even deadly, compared to the course of the same disease in non-smokers. In this paper I have sought to answer the following general research question: How does smoking belong to a social group or its intention to quit smoking? So smoking is addressed more as a social problem than as a health risk factor. The analysis was based on theories of intentional behavior and action theory in terms of smoking cessation. The idea of social exclusion of young smokers from non-smoking groups was also addressed. We highlighted the need and efficiency of anti - smoking legislation, presenting the results of a national study, according to which the majority of respondents agreed with the introduction of such legislation. Although from an economic point of view this regulation produces negative effects, in the social and health plan of the population the effects can only be positive. The result of the research was: the intention to quit smoking is determined by medical reasons, rational actions in the direction of self-preservation, rather than by the social group. Individuals who seek to quit smoking think about their health, stating that tobacco repeatedly affects their well-being.

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