More countries adding graphic warnings to smokes

Friday, June 27, 2014 - 04:30 in Mathematics & Economics

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia became the newest country to mandate graphic photo warnings on cigarette packs on Tuesday, joining more than 40 other nations or territories that have adopted similar regulations in recent years. The warnings, which showcase gruesome close-up images ranging from rotting teeth and cancerous lungs to open tracheotomy holes and corpses, are an effort to highlight the risks of health problems related to smoking. Research suggests these images have prompt...

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