No change on smoking and drinking

The percentage of smokers and drinkers in the Dutch adult population was unchanged last year, says the national statistics office CBS. Around 46% of the population is still overweight, 30% smoke, and 11% are heavy drinkers compared with 2005. But 20% of the population is teetotal.

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