Rizal, a 16-year-old boy in Indonesia, became popular in 2010 because he was only 2 years old at the time, because he was misled by adults, he had to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day, and threatened to harm himself if he was not allowed to smoke. In addition, he drinks 3 bottles of condensed milk a day, which makes him weigh much more than children of the same age, and now that he has successfully quit smoking, his body has undergone a miraculous change, and he can hardly recognize the same person.
According to foreign media reports, Rizal attracted global attention in 2010 because he not only drank 3 bottles of condensed milk a day, but even smoked as many as 40 cigarettes a day, more than the vast majority of addicted adults.
Ritzal's mother, Diana, once said that if she tried to take away the cigarettes, Ritzal would lose her temper and even start banging her head against the wall, which frightened her, and he fell into a frenzy, and if he didn't smoke, he would hurt himself, because he was worried that his son would be killed by smoking, so he sought help from the government and experts, hoping to make him successfully quit smoking.
With the help of experts, Rizal finally started to quit smoking. Although he had dizziness and unbearable desires due to his addiction to smoking in the early stage of quitting, he successfully quit smoking under strict treatment.
Rizal said in an interview that he not only successfully quit smoking, but also had good grades in school. Now 16 years old, he hopes to become a doctor. However, it has also been reported that Ritzal has dropped out of school due to family problems and is currently helping to sell vegetables in the wet market.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 63% of adult males in Indonesia smoked as of 2018, and the proportion of adolescents aged 10 to 18 who smoked cigarettes was as high as 10%, becoming a serious social problem.