Hefty price paid for Greek smoking habits

Smoking-related healthcare costs more than $4bn in country where more than 40 percent of adults smoke.

Greeks are among the EU’s most determined smokers.

It is estimated more than 40 percent of Greek adults smoke – well above the EU’s average of 29 percent.

Apart from the high taxes on cigarettes, Greeks are paying a higher price with the cost of their health.

Al Jazeera’s John Psaropoulos reports from Athens.

Source: Al Jazeera