Smoking in Canada at all-time low
Posted Sep 8, 2011 02:49:32 AM.
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Statistics Canada says 17 per cent of Canadians over the age of 15 smoke, down from a high of 25 per cent in 1999.
The decrease has been particularly dramatic among youth.
Smoking rates for 15 to 19 year olds are falling even faster, from 28 per cent in 1999 all the way down to just 12 per cent.
The Cancer Society says the campaigns to curtail tobacco use are working but it wants governments to crack down even further.
It says the next key step is to renew the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy, which is set to expire next year.
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