TEHRAN – An official in the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology said here on Monday that less than 3% of the country’s university students smoke cigarettes.

Hamid Yaqubi said university students’ smoking rate is very low. “It is not a matter of concern at all”.
Referring to the religious faith of the students, he said, “90% of the country’s university students show religious faith in their actions.” He described religious faith as the main factor in improvement of morals among the students