More smokers notice cigarette warnings on standarized, plain packs
March 22 (UPI) -- Health warnings cigarette packs with affect smoking habits better than when those messages are on branded packs, a new study says. In fact, smokers who bought plain pack cigarette packs were more likely to closely read health warnings listed on them "often" or "very often" compared to people who bought branded packages, according to research published Friday in Addiction Research and Theory. And after reading those warnings, smokers reported that they thought "somewhat" or "a lot" about the health risks associated with smoking -- suggesting the idea is effective. The health warnings listed on plain packs were also larger than those on brand packs, which have large pictures on the front and back. "We found that U.K. smokers currently using standardized packs were more l...
