| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 27 International |
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| International: Western Europe |
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| rates in the 38-50 percent range are common. There is little evidence of any reduction |
| in smoking among younger people in most European Union member states. |
| Tobacco and Health, p. 213 |
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| In the European Union each year, over 130,000 individuals die from lung cancer, and |
| approximately 450,000 premature deaths are caused by tobacco-related diseases. |
| Of every three premature deaths (in the 35 to 65 year age group), one is caused by |
| tobacco. In spite of these health effects, in the European Union, tobacco consumption |
| has decreased only slightly in men and has markedly increased in women over the |
| past ten years. |
| Tobacco and Health, p. 213 |
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| There are 2,000 "Marlboro Classics" clothing stores in Europe. |
| Eric Solberg, tobacco seminar lecture of July 10, 1996, St. Louis |
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| In 1993, the European Union gave $1.44 billion in price supports to tobacco |
| producers. |
| Tobacco and Health, p. 208 |
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| The European Commission (European Common Market) spends $14 million each |
| year to promote information on the health hazards of smoking. But it spends $1600 |
| million, or more than 100 times as much for price support and subsidies to Europe's |
| tobacco growers each year, and a commission proposal to ban tobacco advertising |
| in Europe has been blocked by several member nations. |
| Lancet, November 2, 1991, p. 1138 and British Medical Journal, April 9, 1994, p. |
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