anti-tobacco law

The Minister of Health, Daniel Salas, on Tuesday endorsed an initiative to ban the use of vaping devices in Costa Rica's public spaces. 

The Ministry of Health has recommended Costa Ricans against using electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices.

The decline in smokers may help Costa Rica reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Costa Rica's cancer mortality rate declined 17 percent over the past 15 years, according to a new study from the Caja.

A study by the Adolescents Clinic at the National Children's Hospital conducted among 3,373 high school students in the Greater Metropolitan Area indicates that the number of marijuana users increased from 1 percent in 1991 to 10 percent in 2006 and to 15 percent last year, reported the Social Security System, or Caja.

Two years after Costa Rica passed an aggressive national anti-smoking law, the number of illegal smokes seized by law enforcement has skyrocketed by 89 percent, according to figures from the Finance Ministry.