For example, women are led to believe that smoking will help them control weight. This site was formed in response to a statistic about Aboriginals and how smoking rates of Aboriginal people are twice as high than the Canadian average. Members from our own AYN team informed them that different people and different groups of people have very different reasons for smoking. In Aboriginal Culture, smoking is passed down from one generation to the next. In some ways it can be thought of as being very traditional.
Smoking can be a form of acceptance into a group.
As well, it has been known to be used as an aid to fill in emotional needs within people. For example, many youth will start smoking due to a loss in the family, or a breakdown of a family - such as divorce. YAC at dinner after the conference ended.