Quote:I wish they'd take the same approach with TV medical ad disclosures that they do with cigarette package warnings. Print them in big, bold letters on the screen during the ad, and instead of running through eight million disclosures at warp six, just have the V/O talent say something like, "For a full list of side effects, please look at your screen now or visit www..."

 

I hear the list and then think "woah! I wonder what drug causes all those side effects" because my brain automatically filters out the rest of the ad.


 

For alcohol and e-cigs, a quick five-second disclosure that they're hazardous to your health (maybe longer in the case of e-cigs, which people seem to think are completely safe) would be nice.

 

Are E-cigs really dangerous? I suppose nicotine can be dangerous to some people. AFAIK I've never been around anyone smoking an e-cig. Do they stink like regular cigarettes?


 

With alcohol the dose makes the danger (same with everything else of course). Moderate amounts of alcohol are beneficial to health.