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" The use of plain packaging for tobacco products may encourage young people to pay attention to health warnings, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Bristol enrolled 87 teenagers in their study, which involved looking at 20 images of cigarette packs on a computer screen while a device tracked participants&amp;#039; eye movements. The findings show that non-smokers paid attention to the health warnings on the packs, regardless of whether the packaging was plain or carried branding. In contrast, regular smokers tended to avoid looking at the health warnings on all of the packs. However, youngsters who smoked occasionally or had previously tried smoking paid more attention to the health warnings on plain packs - which lacked attractive designs and imagery - than on branded ones. The authors concluded: &amp;#039;Among experimenters and weekly smokers, plain packaging increases visual attention to health warnings and away from branding.&amp;#039; Their findings, which are published in Addiction journal, indicate that plain packaging may deter young occasional smokers from continuing to smoke. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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