Smoking is the most widespread addiction and for years is a basic addiction hazard among youngsters. The beginning of nicotine addiction is occult, during time runs as habit and biological nicotine addiction. The health consequences are seen after time. Children have their first contact with cigarettes in their own families and the problem of smoking is the consequence of following adults' example. The risk of smoking addiction rises because of negative influence of background and because of the need of being approved among men of the same age. The objective of the study was the analysis of spreading of smoking among students of PMWSZ in Opole during years 2006-2009.688 students of nursery and obstetrics faculty were investigated. Among them 175 (25.4%) were smokers and 513 (74.6%) were non-smokers. More than half of smokers (61.2%) started smoking in secondary grammar school. 110 (62.9%) of them tried to overcome their addiction. These failed attempts confirm the necessity of multi-aspect anti-nicotine help given by health professionals: doctors, psychologists, addiction therapeutics and pedagogues.