Topic > Should graphic warnings be required on cigarette packages?

One-time director general of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan said that “tobacco is the only industry that produces products to make huge profits and at the same time harm the health and kill of consumers.” Tobacco is a major addiction leading to millions of deaths and hence, it is not yet banned, but companies earn millions of dollars by producing cigarettes. Many people believe that graphic warnings would be one of the ways to reduce the number of people who smoke and prevent diseases such as cancer or lung problems. However, tobacco companies oppose this movement because it is affecting their profits and reputation. This is a very selfish perspective because they use the population to become a profitable company while millions of people suffer. People have been fighting this problem for a century where graphic warnings have not been fully accepted by the government. Therefore, the Food and Drug Administration's intentions are to include 6 graphic images showing the effects of smoking, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through a tracheotomy hole in his throat, or a child surrounded by cigarette smoke, or two images of a healthy lung and a diseased one and many others. Ultimately, graphic warnings on cigarette packages should be required because they inform about health risks, decrease the rate of smoking in society and reduce the attractiveness of smoking among adults and young people. Argument 1 First of all, warning labels are not effective due to simple and unattractive pictorial designs. Existing warning labels have been around since 1984 and now go unnoticed due to the small font with flat black and white text, while the package design overwhelms the warning label. After so long... half the paper... people are educating themselves about tobacco disease and stopping current and non-smokers from smoking. These are minorities of people who are unaware of the health risks of tobacco due to low education or low income and are under great stress. Furthermore, low income, which is usually a factor in lack of education, puts people under great stress causing them to reach for cigarettes more often. Therefore, all these reasons contribute to the fact that illustrated tobacco labels are not misleading and promote the government's interest. Much research provides evidence that tobacco is harmful, demonstrating to the government that smoking is a major factor causing thousands of deaths in the United States and around the world. That said, one of the American actors, Jeremy London, said: "Many people in my life get sick or potentially will get sick from tobacco"..”