Warning labels will now be covering half of a package’s front and back and also the top 20 percent of all ads. They will show either photos or drawings illustrating graphically the danger associated with smoking and will also state that smoking is addictive and kills. Regulators are hoping that by putting these on packs and ads of cigarettes that it will keep young people from beginning to smoke and to strengthen the will of those who are attempting to quit. A quote in the article says, “we want to make sure every person who picks up a pack of cigarettes knows exactly what the risk is they are taking,”(par. 2) Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said at a news conference. To me I think it is a good thing in a way that they are making an effort to try and stop young people to start smoking and to get people to quit. But in all reality I don’t think that it is going to help that much, because people should already know the risks that go along with smoking so they shouldn’t start anyway, they shouldn’t have to be buying a pack and then say o yeah this could kill me. If a person is already smoking, I don’t think seeing a drawing or picture is going to make them stop I think it will take a little bit more than just that. I hope that it will give them a hint to maybe do something else to stop smoking because smoking kills an estimated 450,000 Americans every year and nearly 8 million suffer from chronic diseases. It is sad to see that so many people do smoke because it can cause deadly diseases and to me it is a waste of money that could be spent on something much more beneficial to a person.
2010, Los Angeles Times.
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