World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2016: Get ready for plain packaging

Tuesday, May 31st 2016 - 06:16 UTC

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Recent moves to introduce plain (standardized) packaging of tobacco products can save lives by reducing demand for tobacco products, say the World Health Organization (WHO) and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat (WHO FCTC). Read full article

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DennisA
“Plain packaging reduces the attractiveness of tobacco products. It kills the glamour, “

Cigarette packs were/are glamorous? I never knew. Maybe why I didn't start smoking.

” Approximately one person dies from a tobacco-caused disease every six seconds, equivalent to almost 6 million people a year.“

Spurious claims, impossible to validate.

”Between December 2012 and September 2015, there was an additional 0.55 percentage point fall in smoking prevalence among those aged 14 and above attributable to the packaging changes, according Australia’s post-implementation review. ”

You can attribute anything to anything if that's your agenda, but wow, half a percent, amazing.
May 31st, 2016 - 08:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
Can't see it having any effect as far as I'm concerned. Except, how long will we have to stand in the queue while the assistant tries to find what you've asked for amongst all the similar packets?

As appropriate, my supermarket delivers. Going to make a huge difference to that, isn't it?

Surely, with the change in packaging, we can expect the price of the product to come down. So, for those interested, let's have a campaign to get the price reduced. How much do we reckon the special packaging for each brand costs?

Recently, I had to go into hospital for 6 weeks. I didn't miss the smoking at all. So I'm not addicted. But I got stuck in again as soon as I was released. I assume from that that my smoking is a form of rebellion. Again, the packaging is going to make a huge difference...NOT!
May 31st, 2016 - 09:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Voice
Bring back the nasty bigoted malicious Conqueror....
The new hospital released death fearing one... is not to my taste...
May 31st, 2016 - 11:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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