Survey: What do you think of Australia approving the plain cigarette packaging?
Like, they will legally replace regular cigarette packaging with pictures of throat cancer, sickly people & other stuff that long-term smoking can lead to.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_cig…
They're the first in the world to do this.
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
People who are actually addicted to cigarettes aren't going to stop smoking because this. Everyone knows the dangers of smoking already. They can raise the tax of cigarettes, they can put disturbing pictures on the packaging, but nothing will stop a smoker from smoking.
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