Young adults (individuals ages 18 to 25 years) have traditionally been less likely to initiate smoking behavior than adolescents, but their initiation rates also declined, from an annual level of 89.4 first-time smokers per 1,000 people in 1965 to one of 67.5 per 1,000 in 2003 (SAMHSA 2005)
This is also why discussions around herbal cigarettes are usually approached through harm reduction, smoking transition phases, and behavioral change rather than absolute safety claims
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"Using graphic images to get the same message across - that smoking kills, that people who smoke will die younger, that smoking actually makes your skin age - these are important messages, and if you can introduce graphics into it as well it has a more dramatic effect." The chief medical officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, added: "This will help promote better awareness of the damage that smoking does to lives and families, an essential step towards reducing the number of people who start smoking." Cigarette packs that only feature written warnings will not be allowed on sale in the UK after September 30 next year
