French survey: neutral cigarette case packaging has little effect on young smokers

[China Packaging Reuters According to France 24 television quoted May 31 Agence France-Presse reported that the French Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction observed (OFDT) released the same day the results of a survey of 17-year-old adolescent smokers show that the French government from 2017 The neutral cigarette packaging, which was introduced in 2010, did not affect smokers of this age.

When asked whether "neutral packaging" can help control youth tobacco consumption, 49.4% of respondents said it was "never possible" or "probably impossible", and 40.8% of respondents thought it was "possible" or "certainly possible" ". Among the respondents who smoke daily, 38.9% think it is “never possible” and 27% think it is “probably impossible”. About two-thirds of smokers surveyed are negative about this measure attitude. 87.4% of smokers said that "packaging is not important, the important thing is taste", and only 16.2% said they bought cigarettes just because they like cigarette packaging.

However, the young people interviewed admitted that information such as "smokers will die prematurely" and "smoking causes skin aging" will have certain warning effects on them. 91.6% of the respondents indicated that they could recognize the dangers of smoking from this information, and 64.1% of the respondents indicated that this information could advise people not to be contaminated with tobacco.

From January 1, 2017, the French require all tobacco manufacturers to use "neutral package", without identifying the country of production contents, place names, trade names, trademarks, etc. on the inside and outside of cigarette packaging. French Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction observed (OFDT) between November 2016 to February 2017 interviewed 7299 young people, asking them feel this measure.

Shockingly, the results of the interview show that compared with non-smokers, few smokers believe that “neutral packaging” is an effective measure to control cigarette consumption. The French Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction believes that the difference between smokers and non-smokers on this measure is not difficult to see. This measure is more helpful in preventing young people from contaminating tobacco than helping smokers quit smoking.

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization to take this opportunity to appeal to people not to smoke, and that "Cigarettes kill half of smokers."