Studies have shown plain packaging has deterrent effect on tobacco sales Fight, fight
It is hardly surprising that a free market think-tank has produced a report arguing against regulation ("Think-tank hits out at smoking proposal", The Herald, February 20).
It is hardly surprising that a free market think-tank has produced a report arguing against regulation (\"Think-tank hits out at smoking proposal\", The Herald, February 20).
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What we should be surprised by is their claim that there is no evidence that putting tobacco products into plain packaging will deter young people from taking up smoking.
The exact opposite is true, with a large, and growing, body of evidence suggesting that plain packaging would be effective. In a range of different studies researchers have consistently found that plain packaging makes tobacco products less appealing to both children and adults.
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Studies have shown plain packaging has deterrent effect on tobacco sales Fight, fight
It is hardly surprising that a free market think-tank has produced a report arguing against regulation ("Think-tank hits out at smoking proposal", The Herald, February 20).
What we should be surprised by is their claim that there is no evidence that putting tobacco products into plain packaging will deter young people from taking up smoking.
The exact opposite is true, with a large, and growing, body of evidence suggesting that plain packaging would be effective. In a range of different studies researchers have consistently found that plain packaging makes tobacco products less appealing to both children and adults.
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