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Smoking kills, the litany is becoming tiring. I will therefore take the liberty of irritating some people by repeating that smoking kills one in two smokers.
There is no doubt that those who do not want to hear it are tired of it. According to the evidence, however, it does not scare people. The figures are most edifying: in Europe, 500 000 people are struck down by this plague each year.
In Belgium, 33% of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are regular smokers and 51% have smoked. More serious is the fact that a quarter of women have tried their first cigarette before the age of 15. In short, young people are smoking more and more, and currently no anti-smoking policy is capable of curbing this infernal trend.
This is why I welcome the adoption by the plenary of the report by Mr Maaten which, by taking up the major anti-smoking measures advocated by WHO, proposes measures to the Council that would be effective in preventing smoking and prevent teenagers from being conditioned by cigarette manufacturers.
This is why I am also categorically opposed to the sale of chocolate cigarettes or liquorice pipes: mimicking a gesture at the age of 5 carries a risk of registering it and getting used to it. The risk is established, the symbol is disastrous, and all for a quite laughable market!"@en1
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