Plan de prevención primaria para el consumo de tabaco en adolescentes

Abstract

Currently, smoking is a very important public health problem, since it is the main cause of disease, disability and preventable death, taking into account the adolescent population as a risk factor, creating complex physical, psychological and social addictions. In this way, smoking is a behavior that is learned through the interaction of interpersonal relationships within the family, the social environment and educational institutions as well as the mass media that propagate consumption patterns. Despite the fact that it is associated with various effects on health, which is attributed to respiratory, heart and cancer diseases, emotional problems, depression, mental health in general, its consumption is widespread throughout the world. Therefore, the objective of this essay is to analyze the incidence of tobacco consumption in adolescents and develop a primary prevention plan through an extensive updated documentary review, having as references scientific articles and textbooks with reliable and truthful information. The primary prevention program was carried out from a cognitive-behavioral approach in which techniques linked to the needs and characteristics of the age population were used through workshops aimed at preventing consumption and the problems derived from this psychoactive substance towards communities. that they manage to detect the existence of early consumption and in this way, a strong increase in consumption statistics in Ecuador can be avoided.