Topic of the Article: The Phenomenon of Smoking among Young People between Considerations of Euphoria and the Pressures of Reality

Abstract

The issue of smoking is a social scourge that has accompanied human societies since ancient times and has evolved with its development until it has become one of the most prominent current social phenomena and one of its contemporary problems, given the importance and seriousness of this phenomenon in that it affects the smoker’s personal and social life in all aspects, and the psychological and social effects it leaves on the individual and society, it is also a pathological social phenomenon driven by many factors some of which are related to the individual himself and others to societal factors such as the family and the social structure as a      whole, which constitutes a threat to the entity of society.

From this perspective, we are trying in this study to identify some of the effects resulting from this scourge that do not occur in isolation from our understanding of the causes that lead to smoking, as we cannot understand the problem of smoking among young people from a unilateral perspective, but rather we must understand it in a comprehensive and integrated framework by studying a sample of university students, which may give results close to the reality, will benefit researchers as well as the competent authorities to plan a better life and future for young people free of this scourge.