Fez - Around 13 percent of Moroccan smokers are under the age of 15, the Regional Delegate of the Health Ministry in Fez, Abdellah Asbai, said Tuesday.
Over 30 percent of students have received advice in class about smoking, while 27 percent have already discussed in class the reasons why people of their age start smoking and 26 percent have attended classroom sessions about the damage of tobacco, Asbai said, citing a recent survey, at an awareness meeting on the harmful dangers of smoking, initiated by a local NGO.
According to the survey, men represent 31 percent and women 2.3 percent of overall smokers at the national level, Asbai pointed out.
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