The bold move of the United Kingdom Government to ban logos and imagery from could lead to “risky unintentional consequences” that include a dramatic price war, which may virtually result in growth of smoking rate, the University Of Abertay Dundee Doctor Of Law has warned.

Dr Enrico Bonadio said that banning the only marketing strategy tobacco companies currently have may have one of two effects either to see health warnings become more obvious and more efficient to smokers, or oblige tobacco companies to struggle on price alone to maintain their market share.

Vending cigarettes in generic, unbranded packages was introduced as a bill earlier this year ito Australian government, which is set to implement this ordinance in 2012.

As of this month, any business found with fake liquor or cigarettes should expect punishment from the long arm of the law, the Ministry of Finance has announced.

The ministry said it would remove and destroy stock of fake liquor or cigarettes from any business premises without any compensation to the business owner.

Those found with fake merchandise would be liable to pay tax on those products. There would be no mercy for third parties who bought merchandise from other wholesalers or agents.

“We have come across cigarette brands with too high tar levels and on occasions nicotine level five times higher than for medium ranged cigarettes.

A lot of doctors believe that chewing tobacco is every bit as harmful as smoking a cigarette; in fact, more so because its users are not very much aware of the threats it poses to human life. Cancers of the lips, tongue and throat can rapidly develop in people that use smokeless tobacco. It can leave one with ugly, or even deadly and horrifying results. In spite of being educated with the information regarding the painful and dangerous effects of smokeless tobacco, many of the users find quitting the habit with the usual techniques an extremely demanding one. A lot of researchers think that the reason can be attributed to the effects of nicotine, the super toxic substance found in tobacco leaves. It is actually the nature’s gift, as the tobacco plant’s defense mechanism, to prevent being eaten by other organisms and insects. Nicotine, when taken in equal amounts with snake venom or strychnine, is the most deadly one; it is almost three times deadlier than arsenic as well.

What happens in the process of dipping is that the nicotine will go up its way to the brain in less than 12 seconds. Then it will flood the space with dopamine that has the ability to bring about a soothing sensation in the user. Nicotine also instigates adrenaline production. That way, it calms and energizes the whole body system. However, the mental factor of addiction induced by smokeless tobacco is very strong. This is the reason there are a lot more obstacles to quitting smokeless tobacco than the element nicotine. A lot of hard core users say that they took their first dip when they were just nine years old. Within a matter of months, the use of smokeless tobacco would have become an ingrained habit and one of an indelible one that delivers relief; more importantly stress relief. In addition to the psychological conditioning that takes place, a social conditioning also occurs; one can find that the images of sports icons and other celebrities dipping in the course of their lives do have an influence in attracting young users.