THE PHENOMENON OF SMOKING AMONG IRAQI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND WAYS TO REDUCE IT (STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE OF URBAN PLANNING AS A MODEL)

The research aims to reveal the reasons for the spread of the phenomenon of smoking among students in university circles despite the health warnings confirmed by university instructions and guidelines, as the harms of this phenomenon have health, psychological, economic, and social dimensions that are reflected in one way or another on the cognitive level of the student. Therefore, the research relied on a survey of a random sample of students of the Faculty of Urban Planning to find out the main motives that make some students victims of these practices and then develop scientific proposals to address this phenomenon.