Despite strong opposition from tobacco companies, Australia was the first country in the world to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products in December 2012. Now new research published in the British Medical Journal indicates plain packaging in Australia led to a fall in smoking prevalence including amongst teenagers.http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/24/Suppl_2/ii1.full
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