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Health: Vital Signs - Last gasp

Jeremy Laurance
Monday 22 September 1997 23:02 BST
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16 to 24 year olds smoke more than any other age group. A third are regular smokers and three out of four of these smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day, according to the Health Education Authority.

Many college students said they regarded smoking as part of their traditional "reckless and carefree" student image and reckoned they would give up when they left college.

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