Will gruesome picture warnings stop people smoking?

Will gruesome picture warnings stop people smoking?

From the end of 2009, cigarette packets sold in the UK will carry graphic picture warnings depicting the effects of smoking. Images will show damaged lungs and rotten teeth.

While scientists predict that the new warnings will result in up to 10,000 people quitting, pro-smoking campaigners say the move ‘victimises’ smokers.

Do you think the new warnings will help people to quit, or will people simply get used to them? Should the Government impose this sort of legislation, or is this a case of the nanny state? Have your say.

 

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  1.  
    lynne from glasgow says:
    Jun 25, 20:31

    I was a smoker and the ads never bothered me at all didn't make me want to stop.

    Will gruesome picture warnings stop people from smoking?
    No
  2.  
    paul from essex says:
    May 31, 21:42

    Am I the only smoker that thinks this is a good thing?

    Will gruesome picture warnings stop people from smoking?
    Yes
  3.  
    buddy from manchester says:
    May 31, 12:33

    look we know smokeing is bad for us and we know wot it does to us but at the end of the day where all going to die of something if we choose to smoke then so be it and if we choose not to then so be it but why keep wasting tax payers money on something that people choose to do ok we understand about passive smokeing so now we cant smoke in public places and that should be it now and people should be left alone to choose wot they want to do and the goverments should be dealing with real issues these governments today are like kids school bullys in the playground and there taking away our freedom on wot we can and cant do the goverment is suppost to be there to run the country but now they have other ideas of taking away our freedom not just our money on taxes pictures will not stop smokers who have been smokeing for years they choose to stop because they want to not bullied into it by some so called do gooder who s all for there selfs in the first place GET on WITH GOVERNING THE countRY AND LEAVE US SMOKERS ALonE ..get real on crime and other useful things you could spend our money on

    Will gruesome picture warnings stop people from smoking?
    No
  4.  
    carole from wigan says:
    May 30, 01:54

    not a hope in hell,if you are a smoker and have been for many years,no pics will have any effect

    Will gruesome picture warnings stop people from smoking?
    No
  5.  
    OLDTIMER from CAMBERLEY says:
    May 29, 18:36

    NO WAY

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