The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" ads are set to stop at the end of September. For 13 years, these tough and honest commercials told real stories about the ...

'Tips From Former Smokers' ads will end in September after 13 years The ads encouraged millions to give up tobacco and helped more than a million succeed Public health experts warn ending the ads ...

For over a decade, the CDC's anti-smoking ads and 1-800-QUIT-NOW hotline have helped Americans kick the habit. Now, both face an uncertain future after budget cuts. Dr. Celine Gounder explains where ...

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., but a long-standing and effective anti-smoking ad campaign that brought that number down is now ending. The U.S. Centers for Disease ...

A man’s breathing is so tortured from emphysema it takes him more than a minute to speak a word. Another is paralyzed from a stroke. Others have had limbs amputated, lungs removed, and heart attacks.

Although tobacco smoking is declining worldwide, there are still over 1.25 billion smokers worldwide (or 1 in 5 adults).

ATLANTA -- In a graphic new ad campaign announced Thursday, the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with the sometimes-gruesome stories of people damaged by tobacco products. The new ...

The state Department of Health Services has launched a $72,000 public awareness campaign to highlight the risks of menthol cigarettes, which have been heavily marketed to Black communities by the ...

People who smoke often desire to quit. Yet smoking can be a hard habit to break, even knowing the clear link between smoking and cancer. While there are smoking cessation programs that can help, many ...

The campaign saved billions of dollars in health care costs by preventing smoking-related illnesses. HealthDay News — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will stop airing its “Tips ...

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will stop airing its “Tips From Former Smokers” ads at the end of September, ending a 13-year ...

Research shows the campaign led to millions of attempts to stop smoking and more than 1 million long-term quits between 2012 and 2023. HealthDay News — The US Centers for Disease Control and ...