| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 27 International |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour |
| International: Latin America |
| globalink (artefact pour saut de ligne) |
| In Chile, smoking rates are 35%, but the prevalence is 55% in the 15 to 16 year old |
| group. Popular brands are "Life" and "Advance". Cigarettes can be bought |
| individually, and sales to children are legal. The total yearly budget for tobacco control |
| is $20,000, donated by the World Health Organization. In a Lucky Strike campaign, a |
| poster of a man on a motorcycle in Monument Valley, Arizona with the slogan "An |
| American Original" greets visitors on every available space at the Santiago airport. |
| Tobacco Control, Summer 1994, p. 161 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| The Chile Ministry of Public Health estimates that 40% of the 13 year olds in Santiago |
| are smokers |
| Reader's Digest, April 1993, p. 55 |
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| Page 82 of 116 |
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