SELF-INDULGENCE IN ALCOHOL DRINKING AND SMOKING

     Alcohol drinking and smoking are habits formed by an individual through continuous practice of that particular behaviour of wanting to take alcohol and smoking always. This results into routing which is being reinforced and repeated. Although, it is socially acceptable in some places with little or no control measures. Certain people form the habit of drinking alcohol and smoking for number of reasons such as psychological, sociological and emotional reasons.

                                             PSYCHOLOGICAL REASON
Young and old indulge in the habit of drinking alcohol and smoking in order to relieve stress, to overcome anger, for happiness, to overcome anxiety, to escape from responsibilities and to satisfy hunger. "an individual turn to drugs such as alcohol in seeking escape from fatigue, boredom, anxiety, poverty or frustration", Turner (1979). Drinking and smoking for these purposes become habit that is difficult to quit because it deals with the mind of the individual involved.

                                            SOCIOLOGICAL REASON
Other people take to drug because of social pressure as they want to appear and become accepted by others in their social group. Dorothy and Daniel (1989) said that the taking of drugs to an extent that they cause social or medical harm to the user, is termed "drug abuse". Turner (1979) further stressed that some people are forced into taking drug such as alcohol by their association with alcohol drinker or by interest generated through inaccurate publicity about drug effect.

                                            EMOTIONAL REASON
Some individual take to drinking alcohol and smoking with the intention  of reducing certain nervous tensions and as a way of escaping mechanism from their anxieties and responsibilities of the moment. Emotional reasons such as family problem, loss of job, etc lead to unhappy condition that can result in excessive drinking of alcohol and smoking.

     In summary, it is equally important to mention the fact that parental attitudes towards alcohol drinking and smoking are the dominant influence on the adolescent decision not to drink alcohol and smoke, to drink alcohol and smoke or to over-indulge in the act of drinking alcohol and smoking. However, it should be born in mind that over-indulgence in this act could lead to social evil as in committing arson and felony with impunity or be a causative factor in the development of several serious diseases including lung cancer.