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Tobacco use remains a significant public health issue in Indonesia. Adolescents are considered capable of making their own decisions, including the choice to smoke. According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2021, the smoking prevalence in Indonesia is 33.5%, equivalent to 68.8 million people. This study aims to analyze the factors influencing smoking behavior among adolescents. The results of this study emphasize the importance of greater attention and action to smoking prevention efforts among adolescents, especially among males and those in the older age group. The interventions focused on health education and raising awareness of the dangers of smoking which need to be enhanced, as well as involving family and schools to create a supportive environment therefore the adolescents can make healthier decisions. Furthermore, these results can serve as a basis for the development of more effective policies to address the issue of smoking among adolescents in Indonesia. The research employed a descriptive quantitative method with a cross-sectional design. A total of 5,181 respondents were selected using simple random sampling, and data were collected using a questionnaire. The findings reveal that daily smoking behavior among adolescents is still relatively high, with 11.7% of respondents smoking every day. The majority of respondents were male (70.78%), with the largest age groups being 15 years (21.3%) and 14 years (20.6%). Bivariate analysis using the Chi-Square test indicated a significant relationship between smoking behavior and both age and gender, with a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05). These results suggest that male adolescents and older age groups are more likely to engage in smoking behavior than their counterparts.

The study aims to develop self-help book media to understand the dangers of smoking. The method used is Research and Development (R&D) with the development of ADDIE Analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation). The evaluation was carried out by validators of media experts, materials, language experts and expert practitioners. Based on these data, the results of the evaluation of the validity of media experts were 85%, material experts were 80%, the percentage obtained from language experts was 96.4% and the percentage from practitioners was 84.6%. The average feasibility result was 86.5% with the category "feasible" for use. Self-help books can be used independently and packaged systematically. Limited trials were conducted on 19 guidance and counseling students from the 2023 and 2024 intakes. So it can be concluded that the development of self-help books to provide an understanding of the dangers of smoking is a self-help book that is feasible to implement.

The young generation is currently in a state of emergency considering that the smoking phenomenon has spread to remote areas, which has an impact and influence on children during their growth and development and the ecosystem for human survival is disrupted. The aim of writing this study is to provide understanding in forming awareness about the dangers of smoking for children with a contribution approach to Christian religious education. The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative approach with a literature review method through books, journal articles and websites as references in data collection. The results show that the contribution of Christian religious education plays an important role in the process of preparing children to face life's challenges within the framework of Christian values and principles. In this case, it can involve the role of parents, society, churches, schools and other communities in strengthening children's understanding of the value of the body and the dangers of smoking. Thus, this can help children not become addicted to cigarettes and build a wall of resistance against consuming cigarettes.