Abstract:
Smoking is a behavior that is considered as a usual, even though everyone will
understand the impact of smoking, but smoking behaviors have not decreased even
increasing from year to year. It can be felt in everyday life in the home, office, public
transportation, on-campus, school, or on the streets where all the circles interact.
Almost every moment can be witnessed and encountered people who were smoking,
smoking seems to be a necessity.
This study aims to describe the perception and impact of smoking behavior
that focuses on behavior, customs, and the impact of smoking that occurred among
the students. The indicators in this study to determine the students' perception or view
of the smoking habit among students, student attitudes both active smokers and
passive smokers on smoking behavior among college students, smoking behavior
among college students, as well as the impact caused from a smoking habit in among
the students.
The results showed that most of the students know the impact of smoking behavior,
but because the impact is not instantaneous and is considered as a matter of course so
that the behavior is not too problematic. Such behavior is considered as a habit that
becomes a necessity.
