DEBRA-Forschung im Wall Street Journal

Düsseldorf

Die in New York City herausgegebene Zeitung The Wall Street Journal zitiert Daniel Kotz vom Institut für Allgemeinmedizin in der Berichterstattung zu den gestiegenen Raucherzahlen in Deutschland.

Dr. Daniel Kotz, an epidemiologist based in Düsseldorf and director of the Debra study, said he believed relatively low prices and lax anti-smoking policies set the context for the post-pandemic uptick. One reason for the increase might be the restoration of freedom after many social activities for youth were restricted during Covid shutdowns.

More data will be available at the end of the year, but Kotz suspects the level will remain above its pre-pandemic baseline. 

“It’s of high concern, because we will have another generation of nicotine and tobacco-addicted people coming up,” he said.

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Smoking Is a Dying Habit. Not in Germany. - WSJ