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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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