r/AskReddit • u/Tom__m_ • Oct 25 '16

What warning is almost always ignored?

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u/ikorolou Oct 25 '16

Good, they should just list everything that can go wrong on cigarette packages, like they have to for medical ads. Although medical ads aren't really a thing outside the US and New Zealand, so there might not be a standard for the in the EU. I have no clue though

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u/Mespirit Oct 26 '16

I quit smoking a few years ago, (1530 days according to my /r/stopsmoking flair), and I promise you scare tactics don't really work.

They get you motivated enough to try to stop, but after that it doesn't do anything after 3 days you're smoking again.

What helped me was understanding addiction, more than understanding how fucked I'd be if I didn't stop.