Pictures effective in warning against cigarette smoking

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 16:31 in Health & Medicine

Health warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packages that use pictures to show the health consequences of smoking are effective in reaching adult smokers, according to the results of a new study. New research shows which kind of pictures appears to work best among adult smokers in the U.S., including smokers from disadvantaged groups where smoking rates are highest.

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