In conformity with 2002 edition of World Tobacco Atlas published by the WHO, in the region of the Caribbean Sea and Central America, every year local smokers consume from 500 to 1,200 cigarettes each. Although the smoking rates among men tend to drop in recent years, this decline is very slow-going.
Moreover, generally, more educated men from the Caribbean countries do not smoke or have quit lighting up, being aware of all the negative health consequences related to smoking. Therefore, smoking is more likely to be widespread among the non-educated lower- income men.
My Testimony Before the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee on S543 - A
Bill to Allow the Sale of Electronic Cigarettes at Adult-only Vape Shops
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I had the pleasure yesterday of testifying before the Rhode Island Senate
Finance Committee on bill S543, introduced by Senator DiPalma, which would
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