Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Will pictorial health warnings on tobacco products really discourage tobacco use?
The government has deferred the decision to implement pictorial warnings on tobacco products.This ofcourse goes against all those who are fighting on the dangers of tobacco use.But the real question is will these warnings really help? As we saw in the previous postings by people on this blog that picking up a cigarette is a personal choice.what do you think?
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I thing that the pictorial health warning on tobacco prouect will discourage the tobacco use , at rate of 10% total additives. I beleave that If 1% of total users will exit from tobbaco it will be success of the policy.
My anser for the question is 'YES'
they certainly would...!! neighbouring Thailand is the best example...Canada was the first country to adopt pictorial health warnings...as a matter of public health policy pictorial health warnings are the best bet....bigger the better...delay is fatal...!!
I think it surely must have a huge impact. That is why we have so many people objecting the implemenatation of the law!
Arnold Lewis
you're bang-on deadman! Pictorial warnings rock! I believe there are studies and real examples that it works.
Susan G
I believe it will. Even if it does not do much to smokers, due to addiction, it will discourage non-smokers.
I know of a poster on which is the image of the anatomy of a smoker's body. The image shows all the body tissues that have been affected by prolonged smoking. Such an image 'stays' in the mind and serves as a 'reminder' to non-smokers who are trying out an attempt.
Yes they will discourage tobacco use as scientific evidence showed it all over the world . As it was said , tobacco consumption is a multi factorial problem , then there is a unique solution ,but there are a lot of aspects to treat .
Adriana Menéndez,MD .
Uruguay.
http://blogsofbainbridge.typepad.com/adriana/
Yes, Abayomi, the poster you are referring to was designed by WHO. I remember seeing it at one of their conference stalls. It is a very distressing picture that remains in your mind. But we should have such graphic images to warn consumers.
Gerald Gomes
In this day and age, who really emulates their favourite celebrities? If you are a SRK fan do you change you chose Pepsi over Coke just for that reason or use Dish TV? Do Big B fans honestly use Navratna Oil?
Gen Y is smarter than we give it credit for. Everyone knows what actors do in movies is not real.
There are other factors which effect a person's decision to smoke like peer pressure, kids trying to 'fit in' or be a part of the 'cool crowd'.
Rather than banning smoking from anything, I feel education is key to solving any problem.
Angel24
Dear Angel24,
Manufacturers won't spend billions every year on advertising unless it is backed by increasing sales. Most ads target new customers and rarely influence customers loyal to other brand.The actual cost of a PEPSI might be miniscule fraction of the MRP...actually it is the consumer who is paying the bollywood stars!
Tobacco, with no other usage whatsoever apart from killing,continues to be a consumer product despite well known lethal hazards. Where is the consumer awareness?
Vast majority of the tobacco user are aware of harmful effects of tobacco!!! Where is the scope of eduction?
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