Appropriate Educational Means of Dealing with the Phenomenon of Smoking among Zarqa University Students

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the( appropriate educational means of dealing with the phenomenon of smoking among Zarqa University students), and to achieve this goal, the descriptive approach has been used, also used a questionnaire submitted to (800) students of the sample, and a couple of open questions has been submitted to 70 members of the targeted faculty. Results showed that the prevalence of smoking among Zarqa University students were big and that is because ofthree major factors led to the spread of thisphenomenon, which are the psychological factors: family factors, social factors.The results showed an accordamong the sample members on ten appropriate techniques to deal with the phenomenon of smoking.These techniques are: (religious faith development in students to prevent themselves,notice the smoker about the harmful results of smoking on the body, hiringthe unity of guidance and psychological services, intensify the awareness and establish a guiding exhibits of smoking effects and invite students and their parents to visit them through the indicative weeks, preparing brochures and pamphlets continued throughout the year as well as lectures, meetings and participate in the global weeks to combat smoking, preparing work papers and researches, preparing of research competitions, encourage students to engage in the various university activities to fill their leisure time, switchingthe smoker to Special unit (anti-smoking clinic) of medical treatment, guidingsmokers by others that had quit, applying the rules of behavior and attendance.

Keywords: Smoking, Zarqa University