Nine out of ten children would not want to try to smoke and dream that their parents are tied with the harmful habit, say British experts on the basis of the results of a recent poll. Three-quarters of children whose parents smoke in the car, experiencing the impact of passive smoking on their health.
Also, the number of regular smokers of children 11-15 years old decreased by half from 1990. The results were published together with the appearance of a series of social advertisements aimed at combating smoking.
The British found that increased an entire generation of children who believe that smoking - is "not cool", and trying to fight the harmful habit of their parents. The researchers conducted a survey among 1000 children aged 8-13 years whose parents smoke, and found that 96% would want their parents to stop smoking, and two thirds would forego extra pocket money, if the parents did it. Four out of ten respondents were told that, at least one of their parents smoked, half of the parents smoked at home, and a third - in the car.
"We understand how difficult it is to quit smoking. I hope our new campaign will encourage mums and dads and they realize that they can say goodbye to the harmful habit with the help of professionals from the National Health System and with the support of their children. In fact, every week from diseases related to smoking in the country killed 2000 people and this has a devastating impact on the lives of children ", - said Minister of Health, UK, Gillian Merron (Gillian Merron).
Information about the appearance of the first "generation without smoking" confirmed by the latest statistics on smoking, according to which the number of smokers aged 11-15 years halved since the mid 1990's. Risk associated with smoking, it is absolutely clear to children. Nine out of ten informed about the dangers of passive smoking on health, and three-quarters know that smoking causes cancer.
Professor Terrence Stephenson (Terence Stephenson) from the Royal College of Paediatrics, said: "This is a very important study, and we should consider the effect of smoking parents in the presence of children on their health. We are very inspired by evidence that children know about the health risks associated with smoking, as well as about the dangers of passive smoking. We are particularly concerned that parents continue to smoke in cars when children are sitting in the back seat. Passive smoking leads to respiratory diseases such as asthma, problems with ears, and it is associated with sudden infant death syndrome.
