The study, by the Cancer Council for Victoria, also shows that almost twice as many daily smokers approve of plain packaging for cigarettes rather than disapprove of it. According to a spokesman for Quit, a charity that helps people stop smoking, "the tobacco industry is becoming increasingly dependent on packaging as a way to recruit a new generation of smokers and communicate with current customers."
Australians favor plain package for cigarettes
A survey of 3000 adults shows 51 percent of men and 53 percent of women support the initiative by an anti-smoking lobby to push for plain packaging for cigarettes to reduce their appeal to consumers.
May 31, 2007
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