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Graphic images to deter smokers

May 28, 2006
"This measure will help deglamorise cigarette packs and let people know what they really get from smoking"
- Jean King, Cancer Research UK

London, England - The public are being asked to choose a series of picture warnings to appear on cigarette packets from next year.

Evidence shows that images have a greater impact than written health warnings alone, and they have already been introduced in some countries.

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