when did people think cigarettes were healthy June 1962, This poster issued by the Ministry of Health shows a woman... News Photo Cigarettes were once 'physician' tested,

They may need to People should seek immediate medical help if they suspect they or someone else is experiencing a nicotine overdose

Key points about standardised tobacco packaging It was needed Smoking is a childhood addiction, not an adult choice [1] Hundreds of children start smoking each day [2] Half of all lifelong smokers die from their addiction thats over 100,000 people last year in the UK [3] Cigarette packs are attractive and misleading, especially to children [4, 5] It was wanted The public supported plain, standard packaging [6] The public health community supported plain standard packaging [7] There was, and is, cross party support at Westminster for standard packs

It signals a specific intended experience, often contrasted with full variants

Increase in risk over time Smoking is like quietly stacking risk upon risk in your body

Interesting fact: Kent cigarettes were one of the first to introduce an activated carbon filter in an effort to reduce the amount of harmful substances in smoking.