Cigarette packs

 

One of my co-workers, who is a smoker, removes all of her cigarettes from the packet, which has shocking health warnings and very disturbing images of cancer victims on it.

She then puts the smokes into a nice cigarette case, so she doesn't have to look at the ugly packet and be reminded of the damage that smoking can cause. 

The taste and damage to health is still the same, no matter what type of box they come in!

Last year the Australian government banned all tobacco companies from printing their commercial logos on cigarette packs.  

More than 75% of the front of the cigarette packet and all of the back, now show shocking health warning pictures. For example, terrible gums affected by disease, horrific damaged eyes, etc. 

All because of smoking.

At the beginning of this month, the government announced that the tobacco tax will be increased by 60% in a step-by-step manner for the next four years.

In four years time, a packet of 20 smokes will cost more than A$20.

Even if becomes $50 or $100 per pack, I'm sure many smokers will continue to pay the price, and also all of the health damage caused by passive smoking will continue.

Scary!