Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs Could Stop Millions from Smoking in US

If graphic warning labels similar to those introduced in Canada nearly a decade ago were imposed on cigarette packs in the US several million smokers would quit smoking, researchers suggest. The Canadian labels led to a 2.9 to 4.7 percentage point drop in smoking rates - which would mean 5.3 to 8.6 million fewer smokers in the U.S. if the same result were obtained, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Waterloo. ...

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