Indian Journal of Contemporary Dentistry
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

The Impact of Health Warnings over Cigarette Packets on Smokers within the Armed Forces

1Graded Specialist (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) MDC, Army Dental Corps

2Senior Specialist (Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics) ADC(R&R) Army Dental Corps

*Corresponding author: Dr (Maj) Anubhav Shivpuri MDS Graded Specialist (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) 200 Military Dental Centre, C/O 56 APO, Email: dranubhavshivpuriomfs@gmail.com, Ph: 8011430986

Online published on 6 April, 2019.

Abstract

Cigarettes have health warning over their packets with the purpose of warning the consumer about the potential risks of the product. Even though the warning clearly shows that cigarettes cause cancer and may lead to death, their effect on smokers is questionable. This questionnaire based study was carried out among smokers within the armed forces in the state of Punjab and Assam to know the effect of health warnings printed over cigarette packets on smokers.

Keywords

Cigarettes, Cancer, Smokers