'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 ...

In 2014, the CDC launched a national tobacco education campaign to get Americans to quit smoking. A report measuring the latest outcomes of the campaign suggests the ads are still having a significant ...

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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday relaunched an anti-smoking ad campaign, with a particular focus on the dangers of menthol cigarettes. Many of this year’s ads shown as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tammy W. couldn’t breathe. She was on her daily 10-mile run when she felt a sudden constricting sensation in her chest. She went to see her doctor and learned that she needed open-heart surgery ...

The ads will also include former e-cig users for the first time. One radio and print ad features a 35-year-old named Kristy “who tried using e-cigarettes to quit smoking cigarettes but ended up using ...

(AP) Health officials say a graphic new anti-smoking campaign led to a doubling of calls to a toll-free number that helps people quit cigarettes. Calls to 1-800-QUIT-NOW totaled more than 33,000 last ...

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 ...

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 ...