Comments on: Will this picture prevent you from buying cigarettes? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Melbenhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html#comment-108837 Melben Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:15:07 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39227#comment-108837 "Don’t all users of cigarettes eventually die? As do non-users?" Not really, I know a few men who have been smoking since they were 25 and are still smoking 40 years later. I am not saying that is good but people like this do exist.. “Don’t all users of cigarettes eventually die? As do non-users?” Not really, I know a few men who have been smoking since they were 25 and are still smoking 40 years later. I am not saying that is good but people like this do exist..

]]> By: Finnhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html#comment-108591 Finn Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:17:42 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39227#comment-108591 Nice artwork, won't help. A lot of smokers won't see anything beyond an anatomical line drawing. And the falling figure & 50% mortality claim on the side are just funny. A photo of blackened, cancerous lung or a patient relying on an oxygen tank would perhaps be more effective, but I doubt it; it's not like people don't know about the association between smoking and lung cancer.Attempts to scare people into healthier behavior don't seem to work well. Maybe it would be more effective to print tips for quitting on the package. Nice artwork, won’t help. A lot of smokers won’t see anything beyond an anatomical line drawing. And the falling figure & 50% mortality claim on the side are just funny. A photo of blackened, cancerous lung or a patient relying on an oxygen tank would perhaps be more effective, but I doubt it; it’s not like people don’t know about the association between smoking and lung cancer.

Attempts to scare people into healthier behavior don’t seem to work well. Maybe it would be more effective to print tips for quitting on the package.

]]> By: Prudencehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html#comment-108484 Prudence Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:30:04 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39227#comment-108484 If it was an actual pic, maybe. But the artwork is pretty nice, though. If it was an actual pic, maybe. But the artwork is pretty nice, though.

]]> By: khttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html#comment-108363 k Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:42:56 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39227#comment-108363 i will gladly start smoking for a 50% chance at immortality! what a deal i will gladly start smoking for a 50% chance at immortality! what a deal

]]> By: anonhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html#comment-108361 anon Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:18:19 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39227#comment-108361 I think we should let the cancer patients of tomorrow pay for the the cancer patients of today. Tax the hell out of cigs and use the money for cancer research/treatments. I think we should let the cancer patients of tomorrow pay for the the cancer patients of today. Tax the hell out of cigs and use the money for cancer research/treatments.

]]> By: Mombosuthuhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html#comment-108356 Mombosuthu Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:41:51 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39227#comment-108356 Don't think it will work that much. Like most smokers don't already know this. Don’t think it will work that much. Like most smokers don’t already know this.

]]> By: Johnhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html#comment-108350 John Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:05:49 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39227#comment-108350 I lived in Tokyo from 2002-2003 and they still had cigarette vending machines on the streets. There was one brand called "Peace" with a dove logo on the box, and another brand called "Death" with a black box and a skull/crossbones as the logo. I bought a pack of "Death" as a souvenir. I lived in Tokyo from 2002-2003 and they still had cigarette vending machines on the streets. There was one brand called “Peace” with a dove logo on the box, and another brand called “Death” with a black box and a skull/crossbones as the logo. I bought a pack of “Death” as a souvenir.

]]> By: Mrs. Blessedhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html#comment-108349 Mrs. Blessed Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:45:08 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39227#comment-108349 Do you mean to tell me I have a 50% shot of never dying if I smoke? Sign me up! Do you mean to tell me I have a 50% shot of never dying if I smoke? Sign me up!

]]> By: royhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html#comment-108348 roy Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:21:07 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39227#comment-108348 Honestly, I would pay extra. Honestly, I would pay extra.

]]> By: Kevin Sullivanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/will-this-picture-prevent-you-from-buying-cigarettes.html#comment-108343 Kevin Sullivan Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39227#comment-108343 Denis Leary spoke of this in his first comedy album. To paraphrase, you could print a block box, with a skull and cross bones on them, call the cigarettes Tumors, and people would line up around the block to buy. "Hey, I hear you get cancer after one puff!" Denis Leary spoke of this in his first comedy album. To paraphrase, you could print a block box, with a skull and cross bones on them, call the cigarettes Tumors, and people would line up around the block to buy. “Hey, I hear you get cancer after one puff!”

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