New graphic anti-smoking adverts launched in England - Polidicks

[B]A series of hard-hitting government adverts featuring people smoking cigarettes with a tumour growing from the end is being launched in England. [/B] The ads will tell smokers that just 15 cigarettes can cause a mutation that leads to cancerous tumours in what [B]marks a return to shock campaigning[/B]. It is eight years since government's "[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3579313.stm"]fatty cigarette[/URL]" anti-smoking adverts appeared. This £2.7m ad campaign will appear on TV, online and posters until February. Smokers will also be told about NHS quit kits that are available free from pharmacies. [B]More than a third of smokers still believe the health risks from smoking are greatly exaggerated[/B], recent statistics from the Department of Health showed. Chief medical officer Prof Dame Sally Davies said smokers were still underestimating the serious health risks from smoking. "We want smokers to understand that each packet of cigarettes increases their risk of cancer." "People will see a man smoking and then a cancer growing out of the cigarette. That is what happens in people's bodies. "We really want to catch all smokers but particularly the young who won't have seen hard hitting campaigns before. They don't understand what damage is happening in their bodies, what their risks are," she added. The adverts follow the Stoptober campaign, which saw more than 270,000 sign up in a mass attempt to quit two months ago. The ad campaign has received the backing of Cancer Research UK. Its chief executive Dr Harpal Kumar said: "Hard-hitting campaigns such as this illustrate the damage caused by smoking and this can encourage people to quit or may even stop them from starting in the first place." "Giving up smoking can be extremely difficult, so providing extra motivation and reminding people of just how harmful the habit is can help smokers to take that first step in quitting for good." [B]The charity said smoking is the single biggest preventable cause of cancer and causes about a quarter of all cancer deaths.[/B] TV commercial: [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20805059[/URL]

Not sure how much difference it will make I'm afraid. After all, smoking is still pretty 'cool' and that's not going to change anytime soon.

Had them in Australia for years

[QUOTE=Deamie;39003605]After all, smoking is still pretty 'cool' and that's not going to change anytime soon.[/QUOTE] It's sad that theres people who actually believe this, and some even get turned on by it...

We need those adverts for fastfood too.

I really dislike all this "scare tactic" campaigns. I work in a bottle shop and I don't smoke, I don't need to see gangrene, tongue cancer, ect. No one cares about the adds, if they don't want to quit, they won't.

That wasn't really all that graphic at all.

[QUOTE=download;39003617]Had them in Australia for years[/QUOTE] Not that they really accomplish anything. Though, the [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEc-Rsv9pMc]gross TV ads[/url] were always fun to watch.

But loads of tax revenue is brought in by smokers.

[QUOTE=DienDwemar;39003660]I really dislike all this "scare tactic" campaigns. I work in a bottle shop and I don't smoke, I don't need to see gangrene, tongue cancer, ect. No one cares about the adds, if they don't want to quit, they won't.[/QUOTE] This is to discourage people from taking up the habit. Gotta nip them in the bud. [editline]28th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=markg06;39003727]But loads of tax revenue is brought in by smokers.[/QUOTE] A lot is also spent by the NHS on their health too.

"Causes about a quarter of all cancer deaths" But according to the guy in the last thread, there was only a 'small chance' of health problems from smoking, hmmm.

Here are some of the ads they've been showing here in Australia: [video=youtube;o_BF8l-tT0g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_BF8l-tT0g[/video] [video=youtube;W2Rrw1AFejo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Rrw1AFejo[/video] [video=youtube;kzoagsjlUv4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzoagsjlUv4[/video]

[QUOTE=DienDwemar;39003660]No one cares about the adds, if they don't want to quit, they won't.[/QUOTE] And even when they want to, they sometimes can't. Nicotine addiction is far stronger than the gross-out reaction to seeing tumors plastered on cig packs.

The problem is eventually desensitizing people to images like these, like with the hungry children in Africa thing.

[QUOTE=TestECull;39003810]And even when they want to, they sometimes can't. Nicotine addiction is far stronger than the gross-out reaction to seeing tumors plastered on cig packs.[/QUOTE] Not targeting them, it's targeting would be smokers.

[QUOTE=download;39003617]Had them in Australia for years[/QUOTE] We've had them before but they got rid of them and started making focusing on the positives of not smoking, rather than the negatives of smoking. Not sure why they've gone back though.

If they legalised Cannabis, I'd probably never smoke Tobacco again. Give me all your boxes, I can use them for roach.

To be fair, there are far more effective measures than just the 'health' risks if you want to try and stop smoking. I can't remember the exact study that was done (been years since I touched Psychology related to smoking addictions), but there is a theory that individuals are less likely to smoke if people see smoking as a negative activity socially, rather than from a health perspective. Why not make adverts more related to that sort of line of argument rather than these continual bullshit scare tactics?

[QUOTE=Alex Rider;39003865]To be fair, there are far more effective measures than just the 'health' risks if you want to try and stop smoking. I can't remember the exact study that was done (been years since I touched Psychology related to smoking addictions), but there is a theory that individuals are less likely to smoke if people see smoking as a negative activity socially, rather than from a health perspective. Why not make adverts more related to that sort of line of argument rather than these continual bullshit scare tactics?[/QUOTE] They have, I was watching the news earlier about it and one of the points they make is that it makes you smell, but to be honest if you actually shower more than once a week you won't do.

[QUOTE=RoboChimp;39003809]Here are some of the ads they've been showing here in Australia: [video=youtube;o_BF8l-tT0g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_BF8l-tT0g[/video] [video=youtube;W2Rrw1AFejo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Rrw1AFejo[/video] [video=youtube;kzoagsjlUv4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzoagsjlUv4[/video][/QUOTE] Damn man those ads are ANCIENT. They don't seriously still play them on TV here do they?!

Ever since Australia introduced tons of graphic images on smoking cartons I haven't seen much stop, people simply don't give a shit, they only care for the content not the imagery, most times I see people storing them in zip up plastic bags or in their pockets, there's even a trick to just print out the box's original packaging and slap it on (or just use the previous boxes) [editline]28th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Sobek-;39003890]Damn man those ads are ANCIENT. They don't seriously still play them on TV here do they?![/QUOTE] No, I haven't seen an anti smoking ad in a while unless I'm watching FOXTEL because most of them come from Sydney

[QUOTE=Alex Rider;39003865]To be fair, there are far more effective measures than just the 'health' risks if you want to try and stop smoking. I can't remember the exact study that was done (been years since I touched Psychology related to smoking addictions), but there is a theory that individuals are less likely to smoke if people see smoking as a negative activity socially, rather than from a health perspective. Why not make adverts more related to that sort of line of argument rather than these continual bullshit scare tactics?[/QUOTE] because we don't want to demonize people who are addicted to smoking. yes, it would reduce the amounts of smokers but it would have serious social consequences

Good. Smoking is sick nasty and really fucking annoying in a public place Just today I was trying to eat food in a restaurant and somebody kept blowing smoke everywhere Jesus just wear a fishbowl or something

The fact the NHS have to use scare-tactics described as "graphic" to get people quitting makes me believe the effects of ciggies are exaggerated even more. This wont be geting people stopping much any time soon. Despise it when people think they're better than you for not smoking though, they really need to stop.

[QUOTE=- Livewire -;39003878]They have, I was watching the news earlier about it and one of the points they make is that it makes you smell, but to be honest if you actually shower more than once a week you won't do.[/QUOTE] The smoker just becomes used to the smell. It's pretty easy to tell a regular smoker, even if they shower and wear different clothes daily. Clothes accumilate and retain the smells, as does the body itself. The smoker just doesn't notice it, like someone who doesn't shower for a month will get used to the fact that they stink and won't notice it.

[QUOTE=markg06;39003727]But loads of tax revenue is brought in by smokers.[/QUOTE] An even larger amount is spent on treating smokers for lung cancer etc. on the NHS.

Not that graphic but still clever

[QUOTE=download;39003617]Had them in Australia for years[/QUOTE] Not sure about other countries, but in new zealand there was at least one ad with a coroner pouring tar on a lung and I think cigarette packages are mandated to have graphic pictures of smoking side-effects printed on their fronts.

[QUOTE=Sobek-;39003890]Damn man those ads are ANCIENT. They don't seriously still play them on TV here do they?![/QUOTE]Not really, I'm just giving these other people an idea of what they look like.

In Australia we still got the images on the boxes, most recent images I've seen is of a small, deformed newborn baby, and a dead man in a bed all thin and worn out