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International Journal of Epidemiology 2008 37(1):217-218; doi:10.1093/ije/dym188
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2007; all rights reserved.

Letters to the Editor

Absinthe and tobacco—a new look at an old problem? (comment on: Absinthe—is its history relevant for current public health?)

Dirk W Lachenmeier1,* and David Nathan-Maister2

1Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt (CVUA) Karlsruhe, Weißenburger Str. 3, D-76187 Karlsruhe, Germany.
2Oxygenee Ltd, 22 Baylis Crescent, Burgess Hill, RH15 8UP, UK.

*Corresponding author. Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt (CVUA) Karlsruhe, Weißenburger Str. 3, D-76187 Karlsruhe, Germany. E-mail: lachenmeier@web.de

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The recent Huisman et al. paper1 addresses an interesting phenomenon that has been neglected so far in the modern scientific literature: the similar patterns between absinthe and tobacco use (e.g. Figure 1) and their relevance as exemplary behaviours with major threats to public health. Parallels between the use (and abuse) of the two products were first drawn by the 19th century French temperance movement, and we are surprised that Huisman et al. didn't reference the two widely disseminated books on the subject, Jolly's ‘Le tabac e l’absinthe. Leur influence sur . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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