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Costa Rican Ministry of Health: “Tobacco is a threat to our environment”
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June 1, 2022
World No-Tobacco Day is celebrated every year on May 31 and this year’s campaign motto is: "Tobacco is a threat to our environment." The...
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Costa Rica’s strict anti-smoking laws
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Costa Rican lawmakers this week approved a project that will ban the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping devices in public. The legislation will...
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Costa Rica to ban vaping in public
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Costa Rican lawmakers this week approved in a second debate a bill that will the use of ban vaping devices and electronic cigarettes in...
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Ministry of Health supporting initiative to ban the use of vaping devices in public spaces
The Tico Times
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January 30, 2020
The Minister of Health, Daniel Salas, on Tuesday endorsed an initiative to ban the use of vaping devices in Costa Rica's public spaces.
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Health alert warns Costa Ricans not to use vaping devices
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November 11, 2019
The Ministry of Health has recommended Costa Ricans against using electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices.
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Tobacco use declining in Costa Rica, Health Ministry says
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September 13, 2019
The decline in smokers may help Costa Rica reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
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Alcohol still the most popular drug in Costa Rica
L. Arias
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October 18, 2016
IAFA’s survey also found an increase in Ticos' consumption of marijuana, cocaine and crack, although the use of tobacco is on the decline.
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Male smokers triple female ones in Costa Rica, study finds
L. Arias
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February 17, 2016
Some 9 percent of Costa Rica’s population smokes on a daily basis, the survey found, or some 300,000 people.
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Costa Rica to expand smoking cessation program to all public hospitals by 2016
L. Arias
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September 18, 2014
The Costa Rican Social Security System, or Caja, plans to open smoking cessation clinics in hospitals countrywide to help folks kick the habit.
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Uruguay’s Mujica to Obama: Tobacco is ‘murder’
The Tico Times
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May 12, 2014
U.S. tobacco giant Philip Morris sued Uruguay for $25 million at the World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
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