Since the introduction of European Community directive 2001/37/EC of the European Parliament and council the streets of Britain have become a giant poster site for the message that smoking is a very bad idea.
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Previously cigarette packets carried warnings on the edge of the packet. When the smoker dropped the packet, as they so often do, the packet fell onto one of its faces, to read the message you would have to be lying in the gutter. Now they have the message on both the front and the back. Now the streets are a giant outdoor poster site advertising the harm of smoking. You cannot avoid the message. What an excellent idea.
I'd just like to register my admiration for the legislators of the European Parliament and council and my utter contempt for the arrogant, selfish and anti-social behaviour of smokers who cause so much pollution and litter in our indoor and outdoor environment. Give it up.1. Smokers die younger. 2. Smoking clogs the arteries and causes heart attacks and strokes. 3. Smoking causes fatal lung cancer. 4. Smoking when pregnant harms your baby. 5. Protect children: don't make them breathe your smoke. 6. Your doctor or your pharmacist can help you stop smoking. 7. Smoking is highly addictive, don't start. 8. Stopping smoking reduces the risk of fatal heart and lung diseases. 9. Smoking can cause a slow and painful death. 10. Get help to stop smoking: (telephone/postal address/internet address/consult your doctor/pharmacist). 11. Smoking may reduce the blood flow and causes impotence. 12. Smoking causes ageing of the skin. 13. Smoking can damage the sperm and decreases fertility. 14. Smoke contains benzene, nitrosamines, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide. |
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