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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 27 International |
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| | International: Canada |
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| | Philip Morris threatened Canada with divestment and future economic reprisals if |
| | Canada were to pass a tombstone packaging law, which would allow only for plain |
| | black and white packaging. In addition, PM said that it would file a suit under the North |
| | American Free Trade Agreement claiming that the packaging law would be an unfair |
| | trade barrier, threatening Canada with millions of dollars in trade penalties. |
| | Tobacco Industry Strategies, p. 9 |
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| | In Canada, smoking is part of the "Navy culture." 53% of junior enlisted Navy |
| | personnel are smokers, more than twice the national rate of 26%; cigarettes on board |
| | Navy ships cost $1.50 a pack compared to over $6 a pack on the "outside." |
| | Canadian Medical Association Journal, December 15, 1992, p. 1827 |
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| | In response to smoking rates of 45% in the Canadian Navy, largely because |
| | cigarettes are sold for $1.50 per pack compared to $6 in civilian stores, the Navy |
| | discontinued sales of all tobacco products from shore facilities as well as ships in |
| | port. |
| | Tobacco Control, Fall 1993, p. 191 and JAMA, October 27, 1993, p. 1932 |
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| | Among Native Americans in Canada, 45% smoke daily and another 12% smoke |
| | occasionally, compared to 28% and 1% of the general population, respectively. |
| | 9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994 (T.Stephens) |
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| | In Canada, smoking prevalence in 15- to 19- year olds dropped from 46% in 1979 to |
| | 16% in 1991, a decrease of almost two thirds, largely as a result of a 2.6-fold increase |
| | in the inflation-adjusted cigarette price. |
| | Adolescent Medicine, June 1993, p. 310 |
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