From June 1, tobacco packs to carry scarier pictures

Hey Bindu, a debate of today. If only pictorial warnings could change a habit! A changed pictorial warning would appear from June but its been a while that tobacco packets are already carrying the warning. Ask the manufacturers, have the sales dropped ever since? Use scariest of all pictures, habits die hard. Older the habits, harder the path. And the pictiures that look scary in 4-colour production, give an ordinary look when the same are printed in 2-colour format and in a small size.

Not supporting NO since I'm a smoker myself, its just another attempt from concerned authorities assuming that their act would repulse tobacco users and help them quit smoking or chewing tobacco. Giving a small example. Few city governments have declared NO SMOKING ZONES but can they start NO TOBACCO CHEWING ZONES ever.

Would just take this as another of compulsive drive from our government, nothing more than that.

I really dont agree that such Pictorial Presentation will help....

nobody is bothered what is there on Upper side... everybody is bothered what and how many are inside..??

Packaging in Cigarate Market does not help a lot as ppls are Brand consious and not packaging consious... whatever written or pictured on Screen its movie makes sense... that is how the thing is and I dont fill it will help anybody to quit smoking and tobacco etc...

and S hike in Prices and additional Taxes and Duties can make more effect that can be seen on consumption pattern rather than Pictures and all....

We have used this kind of tactics earlier also by using messages, warnings and many things in tobacco and cigarette packets. He who is concerned about his health has left intoxicating but the addicted had no effect on them. So, we can be sure of one thing, he who wants to quit using tobacco, will quit in any way but he who doesn't want, no matter how much picture you use, will keep on chewing tobacco.