Plain tobacco packaging an important role in encouraging young people to try cigarettes. First impressions in Australia indicated that smokers feel that cigarettes taste worse in plain packaging – an unexpected side effect. In addition, evidence from quantitative studies, qualitative research and the internal documents of the tobacco industry consistently identify packaging as an important part of tobacco promotion. Plain packaging can change people's attitudes towards smoking and may help reduce the prevalence of smoking, including among minors, and increase attempts to quit. Studies comparing existing branded cigarette packs with plain cardboard packs bearing the name and number of cigarettes in small standard
Tobacco packaging warning messages a variety of warnings with graphic, disturbing images of tobacco-related harms (including a smoking hurts your arteries and bladder cancer) are placed prominently on cigarette packages. General warning: In Ecuador, a variety of warnings with graphic, disturbing images of tobacco-related harms (including a tongue cancer and premature birth) are placed prominently on cigarette packages. In Egypt, a variety of warnings with graphic, disturbing images of tobacco-related harms (including a mouth cancer and gangrene) are placed prominently on cigarette packages. Cigarette packets and other tobacco packaging must include warnings in the same size and format and using the same approved texts