Молодежный инновационный вестникМолодежный инновационный вестник2415-7805Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Воронежский государственный медицинский университет имени Н.Н. Бурденко" Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации9952Conference ProceedingsThe problem of smoking among young people (on the example of students of Kursk State Medical University)SereginArtem Andreevich<p>3rd year student of the Faculty of Medicine and Prevention</p>seregin300803@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-7392-6787SimonyanRimma Zorikovna<p>Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Public Health, Organization and Economics of Healthcare at the Institute of Continuing Education</p>rimmasimonyan@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6360-3229Kursk State Medical University271220241321241251104202415062024Copyright © 2024, Seregin A.A., Simonyan R.Z.2024<p>Relevance. Smoking is a risk factor for many diseases, primarily diseases that are associated with the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, such as myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, ischemic stroke, acute bronchitis, lung cancer [1]. According to official statistics from the World Health Organization, the main causes of premature mortality are hypertension (7.1 million deaths), tobacco smoking (4.9 million deaths) and dyslipidemia (4.4 million deaths) [2]. Therefore, the relevance of this problem still remains.<br />Target. The purpose of the work is to study among students of Kursk State Medical University on the attitudes of medical students towards smoking tobacco.<br />Materials and methods. Research methods survey (anonymous questionnaire) and statistical methods. The survey was conducted on the basis of YandexForms. 154 students of KSMU took part in the study. The federal law of the Russian Federation dated February 23, 2013 No. 15-FZ On protecting the health of citizens from the effects of environmental tobacco smoke and the consequences of tobacco consumption was used.<br />Research results. Among the respondents, 36.1% smoke. The share of students using electronic cigarettes accounted for 31%; regular cigarettes - 12.9%. Respondents are confident that promoting a healthy lifestyle will help reduce the number of people who smoke in the first place. Increasing the cost of tobacco products will not significantly reduce the number of people smoking.<br />Conclusion. Thus, the majority of respondents never smoked or stopped smoking of their own free will. The main reason for smoking was identified - frequent stress and depression - more than half of the respondents think so.</p>smokingsmokingCVD diseasespremature mortalitytobacco smokeтабакокурениекурениезаболевания сердечно-сосудистой системыпреждевременная смертностьтабачный дым1.Остроумова О.Д., Копченов И.И., Гусева Т.Ф. Курение как фактор риска сердечно-сосудистых и цереброваскулярных заболеваний: распространенность, влияние на прогноз, возможные стратегии прекращения курения и их эффективность. Часть 2. Преимущества отказа от курения. Стратегии борьбы с курением // Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии. - 2018. - №14. - С. 111-121.2.Врачи назвали курение причиной почти 5 млн. случаев преждевременной смертности // Медвестник URL: https://medvestnik.ru/content/news/Vrachi-nazvali-kurenie-prichinoi-pochti-5-mln-sluchaev-prejdevremennoi-smertnosti.html?ysclid=lusn0ee96t834084993 (дата обращения: 08.04.2024).3.В России уменьшилось число курильщиков // РИА URL: https://ria.ru/20230418/kurilschiki-1865986500.html (дата обращения: 09.04.2024).