As regard to family factors (parental monitoring) , there were highly significant associations with the tobacco use . On the contrary ,family closeness was found to be unrelated to tobacco use after controlling for other potential factors . The finding of the present study is consistent with a study in Texas showing that high expectation and pressure from parents can lower self-esteem of the adolescents , leading to early low academic performance and later school dropout . The family become less important at the time when most adolescent traditionally left the schools , entering the workforce .