Weak tobacco laws in Russia increase risk to women and children

By Debra Birkholz

Gregory Feifer, radio free Europe, Radio Liberty recently published an article on tobacco use in Russia.

He pointed out, as the laws and the heavy regulation and taxes on tobacco products in the West under pressure to give up many smokers have your unhealthy habit.

This had caused effects on big tobacco profits in the United States to seek the industry making new markets for losses from North America and European market.

In Russia, Gregory of this powerful industry means more every day grows a because "There is no law against smoking in public sector," taxes are lower and the attitude of the public heard where smoking and by independent character the old Victoria man spots in the same record recall, recalls those days in northwestern Russia.

Those with the original Marlboro man David McClean familiarity in many Marlboro view that from the early 60's appeared died of lung cancer at the age of 73, after his brain and spine to verbreiten.Seine widow and his son complained it wrongful death again Philip Morris, Inc.Seine tobacco campaign was one of the most well recognized and successful campaign in U.S. history.

Now, are the major tobacco companies, use the same tactics and the Russian public hunting because you have lost a large share of business.You have not even so good the worked in their efforts to be creative because the Russian tobacco are not laws and regulation, to protect their citizens from the use of the same old tricks in the USA and Europe for decades.

As laws have become stricter here interests have stepped up big tobacco, their efforts to the Russian market flood and play of your old sales formulas.

It seems like the prices for smokers every year in Russia, have risen to work in particular by targeting women and youth smoking.

The laws in Europe and the West, along with additional taxes on tobacco products, and the new public emphasis which have adopted health have help contribute gemacht.Sie protect of citizens from increased use of tobacco.

Russia, Feifer, must according to Gregory progress more quickly break laws, Russia a serious epidemic face to protect the public before this predatory company is stronger verfestigt.Bald if you're not already.

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