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Will graphic FDA required warning labels stop people from smoking?
Apparently believing the old saying “a picture is worth 1,000 words,” the FDA plans to require decidedly more graphic and prominent warning labels on cigarette packaging and advertisements starting September 2012.
“These warnings mark the first change in cigarette warnings in more than 25 years and are a significant advancement in communicating the dangers of smoking.” the agency says on its website.
There are 10 labels in all. One features smoke around an infant. Another features a dead body. Still others feature body parts damaged by cigarette smoke.
Click here to see other warnings.
What do you think? Will the warnings make people stop smoking?
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By Daytonian
June 21, 2011 10:43 AM | Link to this
People whose mental capacity allows them to make the decision to smoke will not understand why there are warnings on the package. Natural selection. Let it be. Let it be.
By gunther
June 21, 2011 12:06 PM | Link to this
and ppl who judge others will have no idea why natural selection takes them first….stop singing
By Dave
June 21, 2011 12:15 PM | Link to this
I smoked for 23 years before I quit, and I can say that from my own perspective, these warnings won’t make a bit of difference. There’s nobody alive who doesn’t know that smoking is bad for their health. It’s a personal decision, and the warnings have little to no impact on that decision. All these new warnings will do is force cigarette manufacturers to use a four-color printing process instead of two colors, which will drive costs up even more.
By UrbanDweller
June 21, 2011 12:42 PM | Link to this
Why is there so much focus on smoking but hardly any on drinking? I’d much rather see pictures of innocent DUI victims or graphic pictures of DUI crashes on cans and bottles of alcohol. Now that Ohio passed the smoking law the only people smokers are really hurting are themselves for the most part, however, drunk drivers still kill thousands of innocent people each year.
By Ted
June 21, 2011 12:45 PM | Link to this
I’ve got to agree with Dave, not only will this not work, it will become a new cost to drive up prices and spending as well…
By Bob540
June 21, 2011 1:10 PM | Link to this
If I smoked, I would just tape paper over the photos so I didn’t have to look at them. Maybe some enterprising soul will market contact paper-type coverings with flowers or other pretty things. Call them “pack wrappers”. Personally, I wish govt would focus upon things that matter instead of preaching against people’s freedom to make lifestyle decisions.
By Phillip Morris
June 21, 2011 1:23 PM | Link to this
Nothing short of executions will stop smokers. The commercials don’t work. The testimonials don’t work. The cessation aids don’t work. Yul Brenner didn’t work. The laws don’t work. Whew, I need a cig.
By Tony
June 21, 2011 1:47 PM | Link to this
Will not work, and to a*s to what Dave said, they will probably then write-off the new printing process as a business expense and have their tax bills reduced, while making more money when they raise the price for the new process. @UrbanDweller: The difference is that everyone who smokes affects themselves and those around them whereas not everyone who drinks goes out and drives afterwards. Personally, I don’t agree with either as has been said, won’t make a difference to the smoker, they already know the potential outcomes, might make someone change their mind about starting, I suppose.
By mk
June 21, 2011 4:39 PM | Link to this
I expect they will become the next Pokeman cards. Today’s kids see all that stuff in their video games anyhow. They will be collecting them.
By Philman
June 21, 2011 6:45 PM | Link to this
If it does work then we need to show all young people photos from Aids Patients & photos of STDS on their private parts, only Satan could be so succesful in lying about the TRUTH.
By durk
June 21, 2011 11:27 PM | Link to this
Alright, morbid, dead people photographs on cig packs I’ll collect the whole series …..yeah! too bad they would post Bin Laden’s pic on there huh?
By durk
June 21, 2011 11:30 PM | Link to this
the Military should post the truth too, bout how grunts are gonna die in Iraq hmmmm…. all kids of ways to go but by god dont die from smoking thats just a sin
By Karen
June 21, 2011 11:41 PM | Link to this
No it will not stop me from smoking. And personally wish people would get off the anti smoking band wagon. I am so sick and tired of people telling me what to do with MY life. And government needs to get their bloody hands out of everyones damn life. Lord forbid someone makes a choice that the bible thumping “righteous” never do anything wrong pricks that try to tell everyone else how to live their life !
By Daytonian
June 22, 2011 12:26 PM | Link to this
Karen, I do believe you should have the right to smoke all of the unfiltered cigarettes you want, especially if it will calm you down. (I hope you don’t kiss your kids with that mouth.) In fact, if you haven’t had the chance to have offspring, I will purchase you all of the Lucky Strikes you can use.