Here in Brazil there's even a popular joke about someone who went to buy cigarettes and received a box with the message that it causes erectile dysfunction, and then asks to change it for the one that causes cancer
It feels like EU Directive 2014/109 chickened out in comparison to those pics. Especially all the warning labels regarding children or fertility... a large portion of the imagery is almost comedic, showing that your balls will explode, and that babies will mooch your cigs.
A lot of the damage smoking caused was the filters. A lot less people die today from smoking, and of the people that live to 100+, most of them are smokers. The nicotine is helping people live longer from current studies.
Just to be clear I'm in no way endorsing smoking, and think smoking is good for you. All I'm saying is the rate of cancer and lung problems went down significantly after the removal of asbestos (and other dangerous chemicals)from the filters, and people over 100 tend to be smokers (the ones that didn't die from cancer, but for the benefits from nicotine)
That actually is really interesting, thanks for sharing that article. It is of note that this study is in mice, so who knows if it translates to humans in the same way, but the results are encouraging. Without more info it is hard to say if centenarians got to that age because of the nicotine or if it was some other lifestyle choice/genetic trait or even dumb luck. Im more hesitant to say it's definitely the nicotine based off of these results.
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SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 72 pts · 67d
We can rebuild him.
Worse. Slower. Weaker.
The $16 pack Marlboro man.
Mardukas@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 67d
👁️👄👁️
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 67d
I summon Bronchodia, the Obstructive One!
BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social · 12 pts · 67d
In Australia you get Baked Beans.
roboflop@feddit.uk · 12 pts · 67d
That's our secret leader
restingOface@quokk.au · 3 pts · 67d
They last longer than a lettuce
AccoSpoot1@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 67d
I used the eyeballs one as banners for my Nurgle army.
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 67d
Exodia?
Ghostwurm@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 67d
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 67d
I got in trouble when I worked in the store for doing this in the 'display' even though they have a blackout door over them
auzy1@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 67d
We probably started that, here in Australia
Quokka@quokk.au · 8 pts · 67d
We did, in fact I feel those are the exact same images from our packs. I haven’t smoked in a long time so can’t compare, but they feel identical.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 67d
https://tobacco-img.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/cigarettes/cartoons/joe-camel-cartoons/joecamel_119.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.ecwid.com/images/73176953/3202223302.jpg
Of course I was much too young to be smoking or drinking, so I was delighted. Not A-B though.
Quokka@quokk.au · 2 pts · 67d
It was more in reference to the graphic images of the harms of smoking. We did plain packaging and medical images and others slowly picked it up.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 67d
I'm aware. I'm saying we had mascots to encourage bad habits.
ttayh@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 66d
nope
Canada, december 2000
Brazil, 2001 (later also added blunt phrases with the gore images, eg, "you die" "causes ED")
Aus, 2006
UK, 2008
auzy1@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 66d
Wow. We were really slow on that one
Actually super surprising
morto@piefed.social · 2 pts · 66d
Here in Brazil there's even a popular joke about someone who went to buy cigarettes and received a box with the message that it causes erectile dysfunction, and then asks to change it for the one that causes cancer
ttayh@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 66d
quem nunca não é mesmo
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 66d
kungen@feddit.nu · 6 pts · 67d
It feels like EU Directive 2014/109 chickened out in comparison to those pics. Especially all the warning labels regarding children or fertility... a large portion of the imagery is almost comedic, showing that your balls will explode, and that babies will mooch your cigs.
REDACTED@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 66d
I used to smoke for years and always found them entertaining, not horrifying
Pudutr0n@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 67d
the eyeball ones are my favs because you get a natural bullseye to put out your smoke if in need.
ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 67d
Hey look, It’s Karl Ruprect Kroenen
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 67d
“Let… me…. die…”
It’s suppose to discourage smoking, but it’s got people collecting all the boxes like the names bottles of Coca-Cola.
Gammelfisch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 66d
One of them is between Mango Mussolini's ears. I don't smoke, but I always liked the Lucky Strike logo.
criss_cross@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 66d
Exodia has seen better days.
BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 67d
Smoke Formers!
Etterra@discuss.online · 1 pts · 66d
Necromancy; reducing our dependency on the funerary industrial complex.
Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 67d
krisevol@lemmus.org · -9 pts · 67d
A lot of the damage smoking caused was the filters. A lot less people die today from smoking, and of the people that live to 100+, most of them are smokers. The nicotine is helping people live longer from current studies.
your_dead_pet_goldfish@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 67d
I'm gonna need you to cite a source for any of that if you want me to believe you are not working for tobacco companies.
krisevol@lemmus.org · 2 pts · 66d
https://www.nmn.com/news/can-nicotine-combat-aging-study-links-it-to-higher-nad-and-better-motor-function
Just to be clear I'm in no way endorsing smoking, and think smoking is good for you. All I'm saying is the rate of cancer and lung problems went down significantly after the removal of asbestos (and other dangerous chemicals)from the filters, and people over 100 tend to be smokers (the ones that didn't die from cancer, but for the benefits from nicotine)
your_dead_pet_goldfish@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 66d
That actually is really interesting, thanks for sharing that article. It is of note that this study is in mice, so who knows if it translates to humans in the same way, but the results are encouraging. Without more info it is hard to say if centenarians got to that age because of the nicotine or if it was some other lifestyle choice/genetic trait or even dumb luck. Im more hesitant to say it's definitely the nicotine based off of these results.
NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 66d
But I dont want higher nads
krisevol@lemmus.org · 1 pts · 66d
Im 43, i could use some higher nads. They are quite low right now