Smoking in youth: a bibliographic review

Abstract

Objective: To analyze whether the use of smoking in youth shows satisfactory results for the quality of life of young Brazilians. Methods: The methodology of the work consists of an exploratory bibliographic review of which research was carried out on collections of online libraries, periodicals and newspapers, cross-sectional, descriptive, explanatory, qualitative research. Results: The population of the project is made up of young men and women who use tobacco in their daily lives. Tobacco use in youth has been spreading and making young people more prone to addiction over the years, leading to the involvement of several diseases throughout life. As noted during the course, young people start using tobacco very early, sometimes as a hobby, other times as a way to end the stress that is one of the most important factors in human life. Final considerations: Tobacco use in youth has been spreading and making young people more prone to addiction over the years. Taking into account the study, we note several severities caused by nicotine in the human body.