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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 27 International |
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| | International: Taiwan |
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| | In 1985, Taiwan reduced its cigarette consumption by 5 percent, and in 1986, by 6 |
| | percent. But in 1987, responding to threats of US trade sanctions, Taiwan opened its |
| | market to American cigarettes. That year, sales rose by 10 percent. |
| | JAMA, June 13, 1990, p. 2989 |
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| | In Taiwan before US tobacco companies entered the market, only 1% of girls had |
| | ever smoked. But after only four years of advertising, that figure had climbed to 20%. |
| | Doonesbury cartoon, Garry Trudeau, October 8, 1993 (quote from Mr. Butts) |
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| | In Taiwan, the number of 15- to 17-year-olds who experimented with smoking rose |
| | from 3% in 1985 to 20% in 1991. In Singapore, the proportion of young people ages |
| | 18 and 19 who smoke tripled from 5% in 1987 to 15% in 1991. |
| | American Medical News, March 11, 1996 |
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| | The smoking rate among high school students in Taiwan jumped from 22% the year |
| | before US companies entered the market to 32% two years later. Smoking rates |
| | among male Korean teenagers rose from 18% to 30% in one year after import |
| | restrictions were removed; among female teenagers, rates increased from less than |
| | 2% to nearly 9%. |
| | INFACT Newsletter, June 1993 |
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| | In Taiwan, the most popular cigarette brands are Long Life, Prosperity Island, and |
| | New Paradise. The tobacco industry there has arranged for discos to grant free |
| | admission in exchange for empty cartons of cigarettes. |
| | NEJM, March 28, 1991, p. 918 |
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