On November 1, educative event entitled “Smoking is prohibited” was held for students at Sumgayit State University.

Chairman of Free Trade Unions Committee of University docent Elmar Khalilov launched the event and gave general and wide information to youth about harmful habits. He notified: “The object is to keep the youth away from 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”.

Senior lecturers of the Department of Civil defense, medical and physical preparation Gulnara Alakbarli, Ilhama Shammadova and IV course student of the Faculty of Chemistry and biology Gunel Rahimova 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. They noted that one of the serious problems that the humanity faces is smoking. “This bad habit is a form of toxicomania and widely spread in all countries of the world and struggle against it became global problem. Promotion companies against cigarette have launched in many countries of the world and these companies are being continued recently. They struggle 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. This is topical for healthy future, specially the future life of teenagers and youth”. The speakers highlighted the role of junk habits in human life and advised youth getting away these habits in the sake of their happy future. 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.

The short film about “Harms of cigarette” was displayed in the event.