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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 27 International |
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| | International: Western Europe |
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| | The United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands until late 1997 repeatedly |
| | defeated the European Union draft directive for a tobacco advertising ban. A billion |
| | dollars is spent each year subsidizing tobacco growing, including much that is of |
| | worthless quality that is dumped in Eastern Europe. This compares to less than $2 |
| | million for anti-tobacco work, and the grant to fund BASP (Bureau for Action on |
| | Smoking Prevention) has not been renewed. |
| | Tobacco Control, Spring 1996, p. 9 |
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| | The 15 European Union member nations in December 1997 voted to eliminate most |
| | tobacco advertising within three years, all advertising in six years, and sponsorship of |
| | sporting events and the arts within eight years |
| | Los Angeles Times, December 5, 1997 |
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| | Philip Morris is the largest seller of cigarettes in Europe, controlling a third of the |
| | market. |
| | New York Times, December 5, 1997, p. A1 |
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| | Since Great Britain's first cigarette pack warnings in 1962, tobacco has been |
| | responsible for four million deaths in the country. |
| | Tom Brokaw NBC News, February 1994 |
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| | There are 13 million adult smokers in the United Kingdom. |
| | Journal of the National Cancer Institute, January 20, 1999 |
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