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AdvocateB'dos has lower smoking prevalence rate than Americas 

BARBADOS and other English-speaking Caribbean countries have a lower smoking prevalence rate than other countries in the Americas.

That is according to the Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Knight, who made the remarks while delivering the feature address at a seminar hosted by the National Committee for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (NCPADD) and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) at Solidarity House yesterday.

The seminar, entitled "Empowering Community Leaders to Reduce Tobacco Use Among Adolescents", saw officials from the Ministry of Health, PAHO, the Ministry of Education, the Fire Service and other key organisations, gathering to discuss the dangers which tobacco use can pose to young people.

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