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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 19, 2017 19:48:30 GMT 10
What are your thoughts on this? Do you believe anti-smoking ads/campaigns have been effective in reducing the rate of smoking or are they just a waste of taxpayer's money?
I believe they have made a significant difference. For instance, my Dad grew up in the '70s and he has mentioned on numerous occasions that people would smoke at petrol/gas stations, in shopping centres, at cafes and in other public places. I know there are laws now which prevent people from smoking in these areas, but you definitely don't see a lot of people smoking out in public anymore. I've even noticed a difference compared to when I was a kid. I think more people are starting to become aware of the health risks associated with cigarettes and are either quitting or choosing not to smoke altogether.
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Post by unicornic on Dec 20, 2017 2:15:08 GMT 10
Yes, they have. However, I recently had a friend a few days ago who resorted to smoking to solve his problems. 
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 10:38:07 GMT 10
I definitely think anti-smoking campaigns have made a major difference. That and the plain packaging laws we have here in Australia which as far as I'm aware, were the first of their kind in the world.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 20, 2017 10:45:12 GMT 10
I definitely think anti-smoking campaigns have made a major difference. That and the plain packaging laws we have here in Australia which as far as I'm aware, were the first of their kind in the world. I agree. Interestingly enough, the US still does not have plain packaging laws for cigarettes, at least according to this Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_tobacco_packaging
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Post by pink.panda_v3 on Dec 20, 2017 11:04:27 GMT 10
I think anti-smoking campaigns have made a significant difference, especially among young people. My health class made us learn about the health risks associated with smoking. We took a quiz and memorized vocab words such as nicotine, second-hand smoke, stroke, tars, etc. My school did a program called D.A.R.E when we were taught about drugs and the types of drugs, and the bad affects it has on your body. I have my D.A.R.E shirt that I wear.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 20, 2017 12:44:53 GMT 10
I think anti-smoking campaigns have made a significant difference, especially among young people. My health class made us learn about the health risks associated with smoking. We took a quiz and memorized vocab words such as nicotine, second-hand smoke, stroke, tars, etc. My school did a program called D.A.R.E when we were taught about drugs and the types of drugs, and the bad affects it has on your body. I have my D.A.R.E shirt that I wear. I agree with you. When I was in High School, I noticed that most people weren't keen on ever smoking. I think a lot of young people are aware of the health risks associated with smoking now and it is giving them second thoughts as to whether they should smoke or not.
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Post by pink.panda_v3 on Dec 20, 2017 12:52:42 GMT 10
I think anti-smoking campaigns have made a significant difference, especially among young people. My health class made us learn about the health risks associated with smoking. We took a quiz and memorized vocab words such as nicotine, second-hand smoke, stroke, tars, etc. My school did a program called D.A.R.E when we were taught about drugs and the types of drugs, and the bad affects it has on your body. I have my D.A.R.E shirt that I wear. I agree with you. When I was in High School, I noticed that most people weren't keen on ever smoking. I think a lot of young people are aware of the health risks associated with smoking now and it is giving them second thoughts as to whether they should smoke or not. Yep, its great how much of a change campaigns can have. They're teaching kids as young as Kindergarten the health risks of smoking now. 
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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 20, 2017 12:55:26 GMT 10
I agree with you. When I was in High School, I noticed that most people weren't keen on ever smoking. I think a lot of young people are aware of the health risks associated with smoking now and it is giving them second thoughts as to whether they should smoke or not. Yep, its great how much of a change campaigns can have. They're teaching kids as young as Kindergarten the health risks of smoking now. Wow, that's incredible to think about! It's good to hear that they are teaching kids that young.  To be honest, I can't remember when exactly I found out about the health risks associated with smoking. I was already well aware of them by the time I was 9, but I know that I didn't learn about them when I was in Kindergarten.
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Post by pink.panda_v3 on Dec 21, 2017 11:11:41 GMT 10
Yep, its great how much of a change campaigns can have. They're teaching kids as young as Kindergarten the health risks of smoking now. Wow, that's incredible to think about! It's good to hear that they are teaching kids that young. To be honest, I can't remember when exactly I found out about the health risks associated with smoking. I was already well aware of them by the time I was 9, but I know that I didn't learn about them when I was in Kindergarten. I didn't learn until about first or second grade I think. I had a little cousin who is in Kindergarten told my uncle that had a cigarette in his hand "that's bad for you!" My uncle was somehow surprised that a 6 y/o knew what a cigarette was. He said to us "my teachers told me!"
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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 21, 2017 11:29:36 GMT 10
Wow, that's incredible to think about! It's good to hear that they are teaching kids that young. To be honest, I can't remember when exactly I found out about the health risks associated with smoking. I was already well aware of them by the time I was 9, but I know that I didn't learn about them when I was in Kindergarten. I didn't learn until about first or second grade I think. I had a little cousin who is in Kindergarten told my uncle that had a cigarette in his hand "that's bad for you!" My uncle was somehow surprised that a 6 y/o knew what a cigarette was. He said to us "my teachers told me!" That's interesting to hear! I probably would have been surprised to hear a 6 y/o say that as well.  The teaching must have changed sometime within the past few years. Either way, I think it's really good that kids are becoming aware of the risks at a much younger age.
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Post by smartboi on Feb 2, 2018 17:41:51 GMT 10
I think anti-smoking campaigns have made a significant difference, especially among young people. My health class made us learn about the health risks associated with smoking. We took a quiz and memorized vocab words such as nicotine, second-hand smoke, stroke, tars, etc. My school did a program called D.A.R.E when we were taught about drugs and the types of drugs, and the bad affects it has on your body. I have my D.A.R.E shirt that I wear. I agree with you. When I was in High School, I noticed that most people weren't keen on ever smoking. I think a lot of young people are aware of the health risks associated with smoking now and it is giving them second thoughts as to whether they should smoke or not. Really? Damn. At my High School nearly everyone smokes. Freshmen and Seniors. In fact, sometimes when I ride the city bus kids will sometimes just start to vape or smoke weed without a care in the world. I've even heard kids in middle school talk about meeting up to smoke. Its one of the cringiest thing I've ever heard.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 2, 2018 17:52:16 GMT 10
I agree with you. When I was in High School, I noticed that most people weren't keen on ever smoking. I think a lot of young people are aware of the health risks associated with smoking now and it is giving them second thoughts as to whether they should smoke or not. Really? Damn. At my High School nearly everyone smokes. Freshmen and Seniors. In fact, sometimes when I ride the city bus kids will sometimes just start to vape or smoke weed without a care in the world. I've even heard kids in middle school talk about meeting up to smoke. Its one of the cringiest thing I've ever heard. That's really interesting to hear! I can't say that I have ever seen high school kids smoke to that extent. 
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