Others may rely more heavily on Chinese characters
In September 2003, the EU's then-health and consumer-protection commissioner, Britain's David Byrne, said he was convinced that "an image really is worth more than a thousand words," and called for "innovative ways to illustrate the reality that half of smokers will die from illnesses related to their addiction." He argued that countries that were already using the images "had shown that this was an effective way to warn people." Eight years on, Byrne's call for innovation seems to have gone unheeded, say the advertising experts
The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1970 banned cigarette commercials from radio and TV, and strengthened warnings on packaging
In Somerville, we are rising to that challenge by becoming an early adopter of these regulations and taking the necessary steps to stop the cycle of nicotine addiction among our young. The effort to introduce menthol and e-cigarette restrictions was the result of collaboration within the Somerville Health and Human Services Department and other community public health, substance abuse, and tobacco prevention specialists
Damaged lighter socket: the socket where the lighter or accessories are plugged in could be damaged
But the introduction of more friction could well help
