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"The NHS stop smoking advert"

I was just watching TV and saw the NHS stop smoking advert with that guy who's last wish was to see his daughter on december 13th or something and every time I see it, it makes me feel really uneasy. It's even worse listening to it on the radio. Thing is though, people who are smoking won't smoke because of it and people who want to smoke won't be put off by it.

This is just my opinion but I don't think they should show it. It's upsetting to watch and hear and it will have no effect on smokers

what's your opinion?

Well nobody likes people who smell of smoke wherever they go either. It smells dirty, and not in a sexual way.

"Anyone up for Cub!st flavour crisps? Sorry, did I say Cub!st flavour? I meant Smokey Bacon."

How witty.

I know I know but on the other hand nobody likes a quitter ;)

It'll stain your perfect white teeth Cubist.

I think it's a bit of a downer but I've seen people light up while watching it so I don't know if it's having any positive effects. All I know is that with all the brands of fags available to us, cancer never tasted so good.

Very_Metal wrote:

> ah but all people are different, you're just lucky enough to be one
> of the people who can give up easily (i'm assuming from your post
> that you used to smoke?) I consider myself fairly strong willed but
> i'll admit that i'm having a hard time quitting completely,
> especially socially...

Aye, suppose so. My granny smoked for 57 years, quite heavily but then she had a heart attack and stopped, and hasn't smoked since. And she isn't dead by the way.


Yet

It may not make much difference to you, but it will some people. Unfortunately in most cases the smokers have to want to quit before the adverts drive them to do so.

They have focused on the old people dying and being hooked up to machines. But they haven't shown the young...except that they'll age quicker.

They need to be more graphic, they need to be more shocking, and they need to include more younger people in the adverts.

Edgy wrote:
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> The whole point of it is to try to make an impact on smokers.

It wont stop people smoking. Nothing like that ever does. Take it from an ex smoker. Things like that dont scare you.
And before someone asks the reason why i kinda stopped was that the other half hated it. However do have the odd one now and again if stressed with work and such. So i suppose that still classes me as a smoker.

RoJ wrote:
> Well, it would put people off smoking if they weren't
> "addicted". As far as I am concerned though, you are never
> truly "addicted".

ah but all people are different, you're just lucky enough to be one of the people who can give up easily (i'm assuming from your post that you used to smoke?) I consider myself fairly strong willed but i'll admit that i'm having a hard time quitting completely, especially socially...

Absolutely, thats money that could be better spent on computer hardware.