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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (US) Office on Smoking and Health. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); 2012.
Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General.
Show details![Figure 6.5—Photograph depicts the written health warning on cigarette packs in the United States. The warnings consist of the following written statements: (1) SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, and May Complicate Pregnancy; (2) SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health; (3) SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smoking By Pregnant Women May Result in Fetal Injury, Premature Birth, and Low Birth Weight [as shown in this figure by the photograph of a pack of Marlboro brand cigarettes]; and (4) SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide. Underage sale prohibited.](/books/NBK99240/bin/ch6f5.jpg)
Figure 6.5Health warnings on cigarette packages in the United States
(1) SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, and May Complicate Pregnancy.
(2) SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health.
(3) SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smoking By Pregnant Women May Result in Fetal Injury, Premature Birth, and Low Birth Weight.
(4) SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide.
Example of warning label on U.S. cigarette package:
Source: Comprehensive Smoking Education Act (1984); Tobacco Labelling Resource Centre 2011b.
- Figure 6.5, Health warnings on cigarette packages in the United States - Prevent...Figure 6.5, Health warnings on cigarette packages in the United States - Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults
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