On November 7, an educative event against harmful habits was held for students at Sumgayit State University.

Opening the event, vice-rector for Humanitarian Issues docent Ramiz Huseynov gave information to youngsters about harmful habits like cigarette, alcohol, narcomania. He notified: “The goal is keeping the youth away from those harmful habits and organize the work of enlightenment. Sumgayit State University periodically holds meetings with students in this direction and instills them healthy lifestyle. Healthy body owns healthy spirit. Preserving health of the population, promotion of healthy lifestyle, healthy growth of children and youth, prophylactics of addiction of bad habits, decreasing the usage of tobacco products and reducing harmful impacts of tobacco smoke to environment are among main priorities of the government. The order signed by President Ilham Aliyev on approval of “State Program for 2019-2024 about struggle against drug addiction and illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors” is a benevolent step towards struggle of this terrible disaster. The order aims to fight against this disaster together with state bodies, non-governmental organizations, mass media, law enforcement agencies, education and health care system and prevent its spreading”.

Afterwards, senior lecturers of the Department of Civil defense, medical and physical preparation delivered speech: Gulnara Alakbarli – “Drug addiction and its complications”, Ilhama Shammadova – “The impact of cigarette on human body”, Dilara Piriyeva – “Social threat and problems of alcoholism”. They gave information about the damage caused by the cigarette to our life and the people around us, its aftereffects, the ways to struggle with narcomania and alcohol addiction. The speakers noted that it is struggled against this problem in Azerbaijan, along with several countries of the globe. One of the strides made toward this direction is the “Order restricting smoking in public places”. Along with limiting smoking in several places, it is intended to implement events about harmful impacts of cigarette. They noted that every person could give up the cigarette. There is no need to use anything for it. Human will is the best means to cease this habit.

In the end the video on the topic was displayed in the event.