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I realize that they were debating doing this in the USA, but I did not realize that Canada has already started putting scare pictures on Cigs, per Cancer AND other maladies, all from smoking....
I have no idea if this has cut down on cig purchases in Canada, but I would imagine it would work here in the USA......Imagine taking a long drag and concentrating on looking at these pics at the same time...
Good for Canada, per these public service pics......
The body is essentially a delicate reed....amazing the abuse we voluntarily submit it to, from over/bad eating, stress, lack of sleep, drugs, you name it....
I quit smoking many years ago, but these pics make me want to respect my body more....so sad how we destroy ourselves knowingly....like suicide on the installment plan...
My God......
Are these shocking enough? Not enough?......How do you think this would play in the USA?
Anything to help people stop this ridiculous habit.
Another poster board can be to simply bold print the price per pack X 1.5 pack a day X 356 and place an equal sign and a picture of a dying lung cancer victim on the other side of the equal sign.
I realize that they were debating doing this in the USA, but I did not realize that Canada has already started putting scare pictures on Cigs, per Cancer AND other maladies, all from smoking....
I have no idea if this has cut down on cig purchases in Canada, but I would imagine it would work here in the USA......Imagine taking a long drag and concentrating on looking at these pics at the same time...
Good for Canada, per these public service pics......
The body is essentially a delicate reed....amazing the abuse we voluntarily submit it to, from over/bad eating, stress, lack of sleep, drugs, you name it....
I quit smoking many years ago, but these pics make me want to respect my body more....so sad how we destroy ourselves knowingly....like suicide on the installment plan...
My God......
Are these shocking enough? Not enough?......How do you think this would play in the USA?
We started doing that in Canada years and years ago. The packs were very popular and were being used like trading cards....
"I have two emphezemas. I'll trade you for a tracheotomy. Got any cancers or erectile dysfunctions?"
The only thing that actually discouraged smoking was the increase in sin taxes.
We started doing that in Canada years and years ago. The packs were very popular and were being used like trading cards....
"I have two emphezemas. I'll trade you for a tracheotomy. Got any cancers or erectile dysfunctions?"
The only thing that actually discouraged smoking was the increase in sin taxes.
How much is a packet now? A packet of cigarettes in Aus, is about $20.
Yeah, Australia has had those images for years. Advertising has been banned for years, and now, cigarettes are not displayed in a store. They are behind cabinets, behind the cashier.
Seeing a display of cigarette-damaged internal organs and body parts at George Washington U's medical school over the course of months is what helped me to quit back in the 1980s. Haven't wanted a cigarette since.
These pictures are the reason people smoke ridiculous amounts and die. The message is clear: "I'm Leroy and I cant speak and breathe through a hole because THATS HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO QUIT SMOKING". When a smoker sees that picture, it is logical they will be less likely to quit, simply because quitting smoking is so easy (speaking from experience here), that there is no reason someone would let it hurt them so much, unless they've been brainwashed into thinking how difficult it is to quit. Of course, if we let the truth out and let the public know how easy it is to quit smoking, everyone might just start smoking, and then nobody might quit since it would be so socially acceptable. Point is simple, most people who dont smoke do it because they've been brainwashed, and most people who cant quit smoking do it because theyve also been brainwashed. There are some people who can think for themselves (and dont smoke because of it), I'd say about 1% of total population....
Oh I just need to take people to work with me. I see these train wrecks every day. I watched a Grandmother of a friend die from lung cancer and my own Grandmother die from emphysema as a youngster. They both told me never to smoke and I didn't. I'm incredibly grateful to both of them for passing on that pearl of wisdom. You can't tell bone headed teenagers and show them pictures. They think it won't happen to them. It's unfortunate but there will always be smokers.
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