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Science writer Erin Digitale asked Halpern-Felsher to describe the highlights of the study, which was recently published online in Preventive Medicine

Smoking may kill, and is not good for the health, but there is no way that this fact gives anybody, neither our mentors nor governmental gurus, the right to underestimate our intelligence and to treat us as though we were soft in the head." Media experts say that the "ends justify the means" approach doesn't work "They have crossed the line here in terms of decency, especially for cancer victims" "This is typical of the government - they know nothing about communication" "For some smokers, it has an effect, and for others, it simply makes them think" Response to the campaign runs from one extreme to another: health experts say it is the best way to address the problem, while experts in mass media say that the "ends justify the means" approach to getting the just-under-a-third of the population who smokes to stop just doesn't work

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