Old trick, new trick.People can give their opinion on a range of images designed to highlight the dangers of smoking on a website set up by the Department of Health. Evidence shows that images have a greater impact than written health warnings alone, and they have already been introduced in some countries.
Images include diseased lungs, a dying smoker and a foetus in the womb.
People visiting the website will be able to choose images to support 14 health messages such as 'Smoking causes fatal lung cancer' or Smoking may reduce blood flow and causes impotence'.
We've had this done to our ciggie packs in Singapore. And guess what? It had a minimal effect on smokers here. "hard core" smokers don't give a fig on what's decorating the outside of our packs. And those with delicate stomachs just bought cig cases.
It's become something of a joke, too. Buddy of mine one walked into a 7-11 and the clerk behind the counter asked him which picture you want? I choose for you, ok?
Couldn't stop laughing when I heard that.
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It doesn't matter what they put on the pack, hell they could package it with bits of dried up cancerous lung inside and people will still buy em.
Heh. I don't know if I want to smoke dried cancerous lung bits.... but yes, we're a hard core bunch. *wry grin*
Hi Trevor,
I think it's hard to justify a destructive lifestyle when taxes are high and so many things are subsidised. Can understand that, for sure.
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