tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post6420779868846490197..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: FDA Proposes New Cigarette LabelsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-88417717958002627762010-11-17T14:07:03.726-06:002010-11-17T14:07:03.726-06:00I too am in Canada, where our tobacco label motto ...I too am in Canada, where our tobacco label motto seems to be "the more gross, the better!"<br /><br />But given that the largest demographic of new smokers is made up of young adolescent girls (who sincerely believe that they are going to live forever and nothing bad is every going to happen to them anyway), showing them gross pictures of dead or sick old people goes right over their Carolyn Thomashttp://www.ethicalnag.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-682179278784230402010-11-15T09:25:13.035-06:002010-11-15T09:25:13.035-06:00I tried to follow you link to choose a favorite, b...I tried to follow you link to choose a favorite, but in typical government fashion they have made it so complicated that the average person will not be able to figure out how to do it (and I was too frustrated to leave my comments by the time I finally did get there!). They really SHOULD seek our opinion, and with today's technology they can and should make it easy for us to offer it. (The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-65410836703543916912010-11-13T09:50:03.835-06:002010-11-13T09:50:03.835-06:00Canada has been on this band wagon for ages, it...Canada has been on this band wagon for ages, it's funny to see smokers ask for certain packages of cigarettes at the store..."NO! Not the ones with the teeth" <br />http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/12981/24_2007/cigarette.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-28835315776476792272010-11-12T20:57:53.394-06:002010-11-12T20:57:53.394-06:00I don't see any of these making much of a dent...I don't see any of these making much of a dent in smoking rates; it's not like people don't already know that smoking is bad for their health. Besides, hasn't research shown that scare tactics don't actually work very well? Perhaps it would be more effective to put quitting tips, encouragement, and hotline numbers on the packs instead of just adding pictures to already Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-25176249655405249072010-11-12T08:59:57.388-06:002010-11-12T08:59:57.388-06:00I love these new labels! Hope they take up one wh...I love these new labels! Hope they take up one whole side.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-26764373555882632802010-11-12T06:42:34.580-06:002010-11-12T06:42:34.580-06:00What's next? Images of atherosclerotic plaque...What's next? Images of atherosclerotic plaque inside the menu at Flemings?DrVhttp://33charts.comnoreply@blogger.com