In September 2003, the EU's then-health and consumer-protection commissioner, Britain's David Byrne, said he was convinced that "an image really is worth more than a thousand words," and called for "innovative ways to illustrate the reality that half of smokers will die from illnesses related to their addiction." He argued that countries that were already using the images "had shown that this was an effective way to warn people." Eight years on, Byrne's call for innovation seems to have gone unheeded, say the advertising experts
The three leading causes of death among these groups are cancer, heart disease, and stroke
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Our six public health organizations the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, National African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (a 501c4 affiliate of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids) joined the case as intervenors in 2005 to ensure that public health interests were effectively presented to the court
Nicotine constricts blood vessels and reduces oxygen flow to the tissues, slowing down the healing process and increasing the risk of complications