Federal government turns cigarette packs into collector cards to prevent kids from wanting them
RICHMOND, Va. – Rotting teeth and gums. Diseased lungs. A sewn-up corpse of a smoker. Cigarette smoke coming out of the tracheotomy hole in a man’s neck.
Cigarette packs in the U.S. will have to carry these macabre images in nine new warning labels that are part of a campaign by the Food and Drug Administration to use fear and disgust to discourage Americans from lighting up.
…Other countries such as Canada and Uruguay have used graphic, even grisly, warnings for years, and various studies suggest they spur people to quit. But exactly how effective they are is a matter of debate, since the warnings are usually accompanied by other government efforts to stamp out smoking.
“I think it’s a great deterrent for kids,” said Kristen Polland, 24, of Prattville, Ala. “If you start there, you have won half of the battle.”
Dude, I’ll trade you two heart surgeries and one oxygen mask for a mouth cancer!
More. Allahpundit asks:
How long before every Happy Meal box carries a photo of a 350-lb. man with his shirt off?
Take it from me, man. That won’t work, either.
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