| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 27 International |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour |
| International: Philippines |
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| In the Philippines, 47% of adults and 22.7% of all children under age 18 are current |
| smokers. There are no ad restrictions, and cigarette sales are increasing by 3.4% per |
| year. |
| 9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994 (E. Marcelino) |
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| In the Philippines, 63% of male and 37% of female doctors were smokers in the early |
| 1990's, and 38% smoked regularly in front of their patients. |
| Smoke and Mirrors, p. 229 |
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| In the Philippines, the number of smokers almost doubled between 1985 and 1995. A |
| WHO study from 1994-1995 showed that 73% of adults and 56% of children ages 7 to |
| 17 are "regular" smokers. |
| British Medical Journal, July 26, 1997, p. 209 |
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| American cigarettes exported to the Philippines have 50% more tar and often twice |
| as much nicotine as comparable brands consumed in the United States. |
| NEJM, March 28, 1991, p. 918 |
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| RJR's Winston brand is advertised in the Philippines as "the Taste of the USA". |
| New York Times, May 14, 1991, p. E16 |
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| In the Philippines, a calendar poster featuring the Virgin Mary has below a picture of |
| an assortment of American cigarette packs. |
| San Francisco Chronicle, April 18, 1998, p. A12 |
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