SMOKING HABITS AMONG ROMANIAN STUDENTS ONE YEAR AFTER THE RESTRICTION POLICIES FROM 2016
SMOKING HABITS AMONG ROMANIAN STUDENTS ONE YEAR AFTER THE RESTRICTION POLICIES FROM 2016

Summary/Abstract: Since 2016 in Romania smoking was banned completely in all enclosed public places, enclosed workplaces, and children's playgrounds. New labeling conditions of tobacco products and packages have been released in order to indicate the harmful effects, in addition to other prevention campaigns. Our research focuses on the effects of law measured one year after restrictions have entered into force among smoker and non-smoker students. The study mainly uses the quantitative methods of questionnaires, the sample includes 315 university students. The results show that the declared objectives of the restrictive measures against smoking have generally failed. Smoking still has a very high frequency among the research subjects. Students who smoke neither have reduced the amount of consumed cigarettes nor have quitted smoking and the consumption per capita remained the same. The subject’s smoking status can be partially explained by their friend’s smoking status and by the student’s attitudes on smoking in enclosed places like buildings. In order to reduce the phenomenon of smoking further steps and measures are required.

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