Brutal Gallery: A World of Cigarette Warning Pictures

Published On: May 30th, 2009

The WHO is out today with the latest call for cigarette packs to carry “pictorial warnings.”

The agency says pictures can have a greater effect than words alone in reducing smoking rates. But only a handful of countries require the warning photos.

The WHO posted this page with photo warnings from cigarette packs around the world. Here’s a sampling; it’s a bit graphic.

Egypt:

Egypt smoking

Singapore:

Singapore smoking

Brazil:

Egypt smoking

Brunei:

Egypt smoking

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Brutal Gallery: A World of Cigarette Warning Pictures

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