Grim Reality Campaign Video

Here is what the UK is doing to reduce the number of smokers. The Grim Reality Campaign uses graphic pictures to depict what happens when you smoke. Where are these pictures located? Right on the carton of cigarettes. Hopefully this will get the message across to smokers that their bad habit will eventually cause them harm, even if they don't see it right now. Check out the video in the post below to find out more about the effects of this campaign in the UK.

Hopefully in the future these kinds of tactics will come to the US. It's possible that those pictures could help reduce smoking rates in a big way. There are efforts underway now to get more control over the tobacco companies and how they advertise. A bill has been passed in the House of Representatives that would give the FDA the ability to regulate the advertisement and sale of tobacco products. If this is also passed in the Senate this could be a big step in reducing the power that the tobacco companies have in our nation. It will be a big step towards reducing the number of smokers in the US.