Most people would be put off by the image of a mouth ravaged by cancer and rotting teeth that is if they are not smokers.
New federal regulations are soon to go into effect in the US, where cigarette packages will be covered front and back with disturbing images of the effects of smoking.
These regulations are modeled after those already in place in Canada and other countries. The warning labels will have images of blackened lungs, gangrenous feet, bleeding brains and people breathing with the help of tracheotomies.
However, smokers have already seen gruesome images both on the internet and on TV. It is more likely that they will get used to the images, or rather become numb to them and continue to smoke, after the government has spent millions on funding this kind of project…
[Via: MSN]
