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by David Moyer, MD.


Chapter 27 International

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International: Eastern Europe

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In Eastern Europe, Philip Morris is involved in nine joint ventures in seven countries

and is investing $80 to $100 million in a new plant in St. Petersburg, Russia. RJ

Reynolds has invested a total of $300 million in the area since 1992, and together, the

two companies' Eastern European operations manufactured nearly 157 billion

cigarettes in 1994.

American Medical News, October 3, 1994, p. 14

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155 million of the 425 million people in Eastern Europe are smokers of 700 billion

cigarettes a year. In 1989, only 3% of the market in Eastern Europe was controlled by

the multinational companies, but they have now purchased a total of nine plants for

$640 million with a manufacturing capacity of 200 billion cigarettes a year.

9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994 (Greg Connolly)

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Marlboros sold for $15 per pack in Sarajevo in 1993.

New York Times, September 5, 1993

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In Turkey, 30% of senior medical students are smokers, as are 63% of men and 25 to

50% of women depending upon the area of the country. 30% of teens ages 15 to 18

also smoke. Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds have invested half a billion dollars in new

factories in Turkey, and Marlboro has sponsored a disco for medical students.

Tobacco Control, Fall 1994, pp. 202 and 208

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