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Pictures: Cigarette Labels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration purposes new warning labels for packages of cigarettes.

Warning: Some of the photos in this gallery are graphic.

Updated: February 24, 2011 | 7:08 p.m.
February 24, 2011 | 3:31 p.m.


U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Some of the proposed statements for labels include a statement from tobacco executives:

“We told Congress under oath that we believed nicotine is not addictive. We told you that smoking is not an addiction and all it takes to quit is willpower. Here’s the truth:

Smoking is very addictive. And it’s not easy to quit."

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