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Filed under: In The News, Health & Safety: Teens, Behavior: Teens
Teacher punishes smoking student -- by making him smoke more. Credit: Jupiterimages
The student, Mohd Alif Arifin, 16, said that several other teachers also witnessed the incident, which happened at a high school on the northern island of Langkawi. The teacher who doled out the punishment was upset after allegedly finding a cigarette and lighter in the student's locker.
"It went on for more than two hours. I was forced to smoke four cigarettes at a time until I finished 42 cigarettes," the teen said.
After noticing that his lips were swollen, she convinced him to tell her what happened. Zain said she took the boy a clinic, and was then referred to Langkawi Hospital.
Dr. Normal Edelman, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association, told ParentDish that forcing kids to smoke a huge amount of cigarettes is a relatively common punishment, even here in the United States.
"Actually, some people advocate that as a method of smoking cessation," he said. "You are basically giving someone nicotine poisoning."
The effects of nicotine poisoning includes nausea, vomiting, mental changes and an irregular heartbeat, Dr. Edelman said.
And as for big-picture lessons: "There is no evidence that it is useful for getting people to give up smoking," the medical officer added.
Arifin's uncle, Husni Mat Zain, filed a police report on July 29. Officials arranged a meeting between the family, teacher, parent-teacher association and school principal. The teacher asked for forgiveness, and the family accepted.
Any official action will be taken by Malaysia's state department of education. Arifin maintained that he didn't know the cigarette was in his locker.
Have you caught your child with cigarettes? If so, what did you do about it?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
8-11-2009 @ 2:31PM
Mo said...My kids aren't at the age yet where they would be caught smoking and I'm not exactly sure yet how I'd handle it. We already talk about the health dangers of smoking. But, my own mother smoked a pack of cigarettes in 1 hour when she was about 18 and got so sick she never smoked again. Maybe there is something to this.... but there's no way I would really force my child to smoke.
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8-11-2009 @ 3:27PM
Heidi said...I'm thinking I might try this tactic - on MYSELF. If smoking two packs of cigarettes in an hour makes me sick enough to quit - and stay quit I will let you know. Stay tuned
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8-11-2009 @ 10:49PM
julene said...I am now 50 yrs. old my mother tried this with me when I was 15. She made me 2 packs of pall mall unfiltered cigs. one right after the other until they were gone. I was sick as a dog, but as soon as I got outside I lit up a winston. 35 years later I am still a smoker. The worst thing I ever did was smoke that first cig. If you don't smoke please never start it is the worst habit to overcome. I have tried everything to stop but have never been successful.
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8-12-2009 @ 5:42AM
John-Paul Roman said...Shortening the life of a child is NEVER a good way to punish them. Show them what smoking can do and what has already happened to people who have smoked for decades... but forcing them to smoke several packs is just idiocy. Why not do the same thing for booze then? Who care if it will kill them... they couldn't drink any more then!!
And I never understood people's issue with quitting. I smoked for years and then just decided one day to quit cold turkey. I'll light up every couple of months still but I haven't been able to stomach even one full cigarette since I quit last summer.
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8-12-2009 @ 5:09AM
info said...The perfect way to speed up the process of getting hooked, these teachers are missing a few braincells, unbelievable!
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8-21-2009 @ 12:23PM
Brittwhitt said...I wouldnt sit there and let them force my kid ot smoke till they got sick that might as well be abuse. teachers shouldnt be aloowed to treat children or punish them that way its up to the parents to decide
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8-25-2009 @ 6:06PM
mckenzie said...yea id be upset if my son or daughter started smoking, but you can't really punish them. its an addiction! punishing them can't make them just stop. theyre still gonna keep smoking and you have to deal with it until he/ she is ready to quit.
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