In Britain cigarette packs images show the effects of smoking

In the United Kingdom 1 October 2008 will start on cigarette packs to print images with the effects of smoking. Warnings about the dangers of smoking in the UK replaced the images of the lungs and throat, and rotting teeth. These images are the first October this year appear, and next year will be mandatory. Since October 2010, all tobacco products will show these images. In the UK, which currently smokes about one sixth of the country's population. In recent years the government has taken a series of measures to reduce the number of smokers, but without much success. In 2003, the written warnings on cigarette packs while increasing the minimum age for buying tobacco from 16 to 18 years. Throughout the country, smoking in public places. However, the number of smokers is still a threat to the health of the nation. Place tough new warning images are developed to the harsh reality of the effects of smoking to stress. Doctors hope that this measure will help people to give up bad habits unaesthetic and maintain their health.