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In the current scenario of the world the availability of substances such as alcohol or cigarettes and getting our hands on the same is not a big task. Everywhere it is available, and we can acquire those with minimum effort. Most of the time people who start consuming these have no concrete reason as to what the need was to start it. To satiate the urge of trying new things can appeal exciting and substance use is considered one the most frequently used method to overcome this satiation of sensation. Though not everyone seeks to explore the domain substance to experience the thrill, so there might be an underlying reason as to why some people choose this path and others do not. The aim of the study was to To study sensation seeking, perceived stress and impulsivity among smokers and non-smokers. A sample of 100 people were collected between the age of 21-26 (50 male and 50 female) and were asked to fill the sensation seeking scale, perceived stress scale and Barrett Impulsiveness scale. The data was analysed using the Pearson correlation coefficient to find the correlation if present between the variables using the SPSS data software. Results showed that there is a weak negative correlation between sensation seeking and perceived stress among smokers and non-smokers, it showed a weak positive correlation between sensation seeking and impulsiveness among smokers and non-smokers. It was also seen that there is a weak positive correlation between perceived stress and impulsiveness among smokers and non-smokers and the variable sensation seeking and perceived stress only predict 3.9 % in impulsiveness. At the end it can be concluded that there is not much difference between the sensation seeking, perceived stress and impulsiveness among smokers and non-smokers and there might be other factors that might make a difference between those who chose to smoke and those who do not.