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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 27 International |
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| | International: Thailand |
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| | In Thailand for adults age 15 and older, smoking prevalence was 60% for men and |
| | 4% for women in 1986. In 1996, rates had dropped to 49% for men and 2.7% for |
| | women (23% overall). 45% of cigarettes are hand rolled, and 55% are manufactured |
| | commercially. 96% of brands are domestic, and 4% are imported. |
| | 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, 1997 (Bung-on |
| | Ritthiphakdee) |
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| | The Thailand Tobacco Monopoly in 1996 proposed a plan to produce a new brand of |
| | cigarette designed for women, at a time when only 2.8% of the country's women were |
| | smokers. However, the plan was dropped after intense lobbying by public health |
| | groups. |
| | Abstract PO 90, 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, 1997 |
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| | When Thailand banned cigarette ads, ads for Kent, a Lorillard brand, disappeared. |
| | But suddenly a related company was promoting "Kent Leisure Holidays." An |
| | advertising ban in Hong Kong yielded a "Marlboro Red Hot Hits" music promotion in |
| | magazines and a "Salem Attitude" clothing line. The FDA rules seek to ban such |
| | maneuvers, but industry observers expect cigarette makers to invent new ones. |
| | Quote from Business Week, September 9, 1996, p 37 |
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| | The number of smokers in Thailand decreased from 12.2 million in 1996 to 10.2 |
| | million in 1999. The overall smoking rate among the population more than 11 years |
| | old declined from 23.4% to 20.5% (males 44.6% to 38.9%, and females 2.5% to |
| | 2.4%) |
| | Hatai Chitanondh, M.D. |
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