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 ...

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 ...

If you've ever turned on the TV to see a harrowing story of a person with a hole in their throat warning against the dangers of smoking, you witnessed an ad by the Tips From Former Smokers campaign.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Smoking isn’t cool anymore! According to Gallup polling, in the mid-1950s, approximately 45% of the adult population in the U ...