Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 9 Tobacco 271 Friends Another social factor that infl smoking habits is whether or not fluences a teenager’s friends smoke. Many teenagers smoke their fi rst cigarette with fi a friend. Teenagers who have friends who smoke are much more likely to T T become smokers themselves. The infl of peers who smoke is stronger fluence than the infl of family members who smoke. Not surprisingly, teen- fluence agers whose friends smoke are offered cigarettes much more frequently than those whose friends do not smoke. Teenagers may experience peer pressure to smoke. Peer pressure Peer pressure is the in- e fl uence of peers on an individual. When used to encourage an individual to fl do something unsafe, unhealthy, or uncomfortable, peer pressure is negative. Teenagers may worry that they will not be liked or accepted by their peer group if they choose not to smoke. Real friends, however, would not want their friends to endanger their health or do something that makes them feel uncomfortable. Media Celebrities are trendsetters and role models. People often look to celebrities for ideas about fashionable clothing, new hairstyles, and life- style choices. One of these lifestyle choices may be smoking, and teenagers are likely to imitate the smoking habits of celebrities they admire. peer p pressure the internal feeling that one must conform to the wishes of friends to earn their approval Lesson 9.2 Review Know and Understand 1. Identify the four stages of substance c abuse. 2. Defi ne tolerance. How does tolerance n drive a nicotine addiction? 3. Explain the difference between psychological y dependence and physical dependence. e 4. Describe how experimentation with h identity may lead teenagers to begin smoking. 5. Identify three social factors that ma ay cause a teenager to begin using tobacco. Analyze and Apply 6. How might withdrawal symptoms cause c a person to return to abusing a substance after quitting? to return to abusing a substance af 7. How do parents’ behavior and attitudes future about tobacco infl uence their children’s decisions about tobacco use? List every television show or movie you watch over a three-day period, noting those that have characters who smoke. Describe each character and the situation and setting in which smoking occurs. In each instance, describe how the use of a cigarette as a prop conveys information about the character or the story. Could this information have been conveyed in a way that did not use a tobacco product? Write a paragraph about the infl uence these shows might have on adolescents. Real World Health 8. Explain how sports or media fi gures might infl uence a teenager to use or not use tobacco. Assess