Two years ago, when the introduction of photographic health
warnings on cigarette packets were announced, a quarter of New Zealanders
smoked. Now, almost a year after the graphic reminders of the health risks of
smoking appeared on every tobacco product sold in this country, that has
dropped to one in five Kiwis.
"It's
a huge gain. It equates to 170,000 less smokers," the Ministry of Health's
national director of tobacco control, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, said.
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