Alnoor University presents the psychological and health effects of smoking in an awareness workshop

The Department of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance at Alnoor University organized on Monday, November 10, 2025, an educational workshop titled (The Psychological and Health Effects of Smoking and Methods of Quitting). The workshop was supervised and conducted by Assistant Professor Dr. Ahmed Saeed rashid The department head gave a lecture titled (‘The Psychological Effects of Smoking in which he discussed the behavioral and psychological consequences of this habit and its impact on an individual's mental health
Assistant Professor Dr. Ma’rab Hameed Ahmad delivered a lecture titled (The Health Effects of Smoking’, in which she explained the dangers of smoking on the various body systems and its long-term effects
In his lecture (The Legislative Impact of the Anti-Smoking Law), Dr. Hussam Zaidan Shakr spoke about the legal and legislative aspects that regulate anti-smoking efforts in Iraq and the ways to implement them in educational institutions
The workshop concluded with a lecture delivered by Assistant Teacher Marwa Shaker Habib titled ‘Methods of Quitting Smoking’, in which she reviewed the most important psychological, behavioral, and medical approaches that help individuals quit smoking
The workshop witnessed wide engagement from the students and participants due to the important awareness-raising information it provided in the psychological, health, and educational areas.