Half of smokers die young, launch told

ANTI-SMOKING campaigner Professor Luke Clancy yesterday told a conference that half of all young people starting to smoke today will eventually die due to cigarettes.

A major EU-wide anti-smoking campaign was launched in Dublin to target teens, women and young adults.

Health Minister Mary Harney said the four-year initiative, HELP - For A Life Without Tobacco, is the first of its kind to run across all 25 EU member states.