One of the graphic warning labels to appear in cigarette packs.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in a dramatic bid to get more Americans to quit smoking, on Tuesday released nine graphic warning labels that will appear on all packs of cigarettes by no later than September 2012.
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Tobacco will kill 6 million people this year.
Nearly six million people, including 600,000 non-smokers, will die this this year from tobacco. Governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Graphic warnings are the most effective at encouraging smokers to quit, a study has found.
Graphic warning showing neck tumors and diseased lungs on the front of cigarette packets do push smokers in to giving up cigarettes, researchers say.
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A woman smoking an electronic cigarette.
On Monday, the U.S. government said it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.
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In approximately 50 years there will be no smokers in the developed nations according to Citigroup.
Citigroup estimates that within approximately 50 years there will be no smokers left in developed nations. We list the date smoking will die in 18 different countries from the UK to New Zealand.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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