Jump to full article: Barbados Advocate (bb), 2006-07-03
Intro: ?There is no risk-free level of exposure to second-hand smoke.?
This excerpt from a recent report from the Surgeon General of the United States has added to arguments put forward by the National Committee for the prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency, for smoke-free public places in Barbados. . . .
President of the local association, Pastor Victor Roach has stated that it is more imperative than ever that ?Barbadian and Caribbean leaders & need to be reminded that second-hand smoke is a health hazard for all people?.
?We now understand that breathing second-hand smoke for even a short time can damage cells and set *the cancer process in motion, not to mention trigger an asthma attack,? said Roach. . . .
This, Roach stated, is a clear support of his association?s call for a smoke-free environment for next year?s International Cricket Council?s (ICC) Cricket World Cup. ?Some persons advocate smoking and non-smoking sections,? said Roach, ?obviously this needs to be revised.?
Saying that that is more important than having ratified the framework Convention on Tobacco Control, he opined that Caribbean countries need to adopt legislation to ban smoking in public places and workplaces. Roach also called for those Caribbean countries that have not ratified the framework convention to ?get on board?.
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