Plans to target sale of tobacco products to be unveiled

[Guest]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12680815

[KarlvB]

I watched this report on the BBC this morning and I think it is quite pointless. Changing packaging etc won't help anyone quit smoking. I remember reading a WHO estimate a while ago that suggested that no matter how hard governments try and regulate cigarettes around 17% of the world's population will continue to smoke due to their addiction to nicotine. (Don't quote me on those numbers but I am pretty sure that was the figure)

I think having an viable alternative like snus is far better strategy as it provides the nicotine which people crave and which is not delivered by NRT products.

As an aside, I constantly walk past people these days smoking outside their offices and think - That is a pretty inefficient nicotine delivery system. What would happen if they knew about snus and could buy it in every corner shop? Would they still smoke if they knew of the benefits of snus vs. smoking?

[Frosted]

England is driving me nuts - if you've got children and also if you work in a place with health and safety officers you end up just wanting to tell everybody to **** off, grow up and get a life. This government regulation and over nannying is ruining my life.

[Ansel]

W*nkers. I suppose they will edit actors smoking out of our favourite films next.

[muddyfunkstar]

I can't think of anything cooler than a plain white packet with Cigarettes written on it in helvetica.

[Ansel]

I like to have a chat with an online NHS smokefree advisor from time to time to let them know what i think about the policies they help keep in place...

http://nhssh.essentiagroup.co.uk/visitor/EntryPage.htm

[lxskllr]

First comment...

I'm a 60 something year old life time non-smoker. I don't understand the thinking behind these ideas. Displays dont make me buy tobacco products, I dont see the point in hiding them under the counter. I guess there will be an increase in the sale of cigarette cases - like phone cases - to overcome the bland packets, new business for someone!

That's exactly what I was thinking before reading the article :^D The world's going to hell. I'd love to time travel a couple hundred years into the future to see if we snap out of it, or if it looks like HL2.

[Guest]

Ask them about snus, they won't know what you're talking about

I like to have a chat with an online NHS smokefree advisor from time to time to let them know what i think about the policies they help keep in place...

http://nhssh.essentiagroup.co.uk/visitor/EntryPage.htm

[Guest]

I thought they already did that

W*nkers. I suppose they will edit actors smoking out of our favourite films next.

[Guest]

They'll still print the skull and crossbones on it though

I can't think of anything cooler than a plain white packet with Cigarettes written on it in helvetica.

[lxskllr]

Pirate snus! How cool is that? :^D

[Guest]

Ha ha!

Pirate snus! How cool is that? :^D

[muddyfunkstar]

Pirate snus! How cool is that? :^D

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