Tobacco Health Warnings: Article Analysis

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The third source that caught my attention is the article titled “Tobacco Health Warnings: Evidence of Effectiveness” written by Laura Bach to support the campaign for tobacco-free kids. The article pointed out text-only warnings that appears on cigarette packs has lost it’s effect on smokers, and the current warnings are now virtually ineffective. On the other hand, after reviewing the evidence the impact of graphic health warnings, it shows that the warnings are being noticed more and increases the knowledge about tobacco use harms and perceptions of risk and promote smoking cessation. On top of that, graphic health warnings are effective among youth and there is evidence that they prevent smoking

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