Wthin the series of activities of the Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Unit, the College of Veterinary Medicine holds a workshop entitled (The negative effects of smoking, especially electronic cigarettes, which are widely circulated among the youth group). The workshop included a lecture given by Prof. Dr. Shahad Abbas Ali, the head of the psychological counseling unit at the college, to introduce students to the harms and consequences. The use of electronic cigarettes and the side effects resulting from their excessive use, as they are carcinogenic substances and harmful to public health and the environment. The lecture recommended abandoning the use of electronic cigarettes and informing society of the harms of nicotine as it is an addictive substance and a toxic substance to the fetus, in addition to its effect on brain development in young people.
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