title: [Non-smokers about smokers].
abstract: Although the knowledge that smoking is a health hazard is widely accessible, this addiction remains serious social problem among young generation. It poses a great challenge to therapists, economic consequences impair both national and family budgets and that is a reason why governments and publicly-founded institutions promote anti-nicotine behaviours. But still rate of young smokers is very high. Aim of work was to get a real picture of smokers seen through nonsmoker's eyes. The used questionnaire was prepared exclusively for that survey. There were 97 students of medicine that participated in the poll. The poll showed 70 of them had a negative picture of smokers. Soft personality given in to addiction was the main feature. The knowledge about compounds of tobacco smoke was very poor, much like its influence on the human body. Survey showed general need for further education in that matter during medical studies.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kozarska
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waligóra
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szumska
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tyrpień-Golder
mesh_terms: D016739:Behavior, Addictive; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D011639:Public Opinion; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult