[01] Md. Kamruzzaman, School of Victimology and Restorative Justice, Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh; School of Criminology and Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh; School of Law, National University, Gazipur, Bangladesh. [02] Md. Abdul Hakim, School of Igloo Dairy Limited, Abdul Monem Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [03] Mohamed Abu Hanif, School of Surgery, Tangail Medical College Hospital, Tangail, Bangladesh. [04] Muhammed Hafizur Rahman, School of Igloo Dairy Limited, Abdul Monem Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [05] Md. Ashraful Islam, School of Victimology and Restorative Justice, Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh; School of Criminology and Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh. [06] Md. Jalal Talukder, School of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh. [07] Md. Rafiqul Islam, School of Management, National University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

The descriptive type of cross sectional study was carried out among the 300 adolescent smokers selected by multistage random sampling from Tangail municipality and Dhaka north City Corporation areas of Bangladesh to observe the behavioural pattern changes of the adolescent smokers. Most of the respondents (56%) were between 17(+)-18 years of age. Several factors were involved in the addiction of smoking such as refusal of love and emotion (45%), friend incitements (32%), self curiosity (11%) and problems of the family (10%) and at the extended family members were the highest risk groups for smoking. Different types of behavioral changes observed due to smoking such as annoyed with others (24%), disobedient parents (32%) and dishonor to respectable people (28%). The rate of cigarette smoking was increased during gossiping time (35%) and 41% of the respondents received physical or mental dependency due to smoking and 28% of them were fatigue. Again, 50% of adolescents smokers were always feeling lonely where 26% said they had most harmful effects on study, 37% felt moderate condition and 9% felt harmless.

Adolescent Smokers, Behavioral Changes, Cigarette Smoking, Addiction Factors, Bangladesh

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