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Smoking in this school is something worth paying attention to, because some students are active smokers, are still dabbling and just joining their friends. Of the 205 students in Montasik High School, 80% of the students are active smokers. The purpose of this study Smoking Behavior of Students at SMA Negeri 1 Montasik Aceh Besar in 2022. This research is a type of analytical survey research using a quantitative method approach. The population in this study was students who, smoking behavior, sample 116 students. Data processed using univariate, bivariate and multrivariate analysis. The results of the study showed that there was a relationship between knowledge (P value = 0.000), attitude (P value = 0.000), affordability to cigarettes (P value = 0.000), exposure to cigarette advertisements (P value 0.002) and peers (P value 0.000) with Smoking Behavior of Students at SMA Negeri 1 Montasik, while age, family influence and policies on cigarettes did not affect Student Smoking Behavior. The most dominant variables affecting smoking behavior are, family member influence (0.004, OR: 13.898) and peer influence (0.000, OR: 277.463). It is hoped that there will be a strict regulation on students, teachers and employees who smoke in schools and the introduction of non-smoking areas in schools. For parents, they should be more careful in setting an example of behavior in the family environment and monitoring the behavior of parents is expected to be a provision in getting along in the community.