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37% of men and 20% of women in Latin America are smokers.

San Francisco Chronicle, December 26, 1994, p. A17

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1990 smoking prevalence among adults in Argentina was 45% of men and 30% of

women; in Brazil, 40% of men and 25% of women; and in Mexico, 43% of men and

20% of women.

World Health Organization

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Fidel Castro, a long-time cigar smoker, has stopped smoking, and has also made

well-publicized public statements supporting smoking control.

Social Science and Medicine 38:109, 1993

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The smoking prevalence in Cuba (age 15 and older) declined from 42% in 1984 to

37% in 1995.

Abstract PO 114, 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, 1997

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Total cigarette consumption in the Dominican Republic rose by 44% between 1976

and 1990, with aggressively promoted Marlboros accounting for most of the increase.

World Watch, July-August 1997, p. 21

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Puerto Rico has much higher smoking prevalence rates than the rest of the United

States, and Winston has 80% of the market share. In Hispanic areas all over the

United States, Skoal Bandits are a heavy promoter of Cinco de Mayo events.

10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, 1997 (Alan Blum, M.D.)

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