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.

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.

Gov. Deval Patrick relaunched a statewide anti-tobacco media campaign last week, but skeptics say it may be just a quick fix for a societal addiction that needs much more attention and funding. State ...

ATLANTA - More than twice as many people called a toll-free number to help them quit smoking a week after the launch of a $54 million ad campaign that shows graphic images of diseased smokers, federal ...

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 ...

JEFFERSON CITY — The St. Louis Cardinals might have missed out on the World Series this year, but they did receive $100,000 in federal recovery money. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior ...

Government health officials launched the second round of a graphic ad campaign Thursday that is designed to get smokers off tobacco, saying they believe the last effort convinced tens of thousands to ...

How would smokers feel if they were approached by a child who wants a light for a cigarette? That’s the premise behind a recent smoking PSA made in Thailand. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Decades after they were banned from the airwaves, Big Tobacco companies return to prime-time television this weekend - but not by choice. Under court order, the tobacco industry for ...

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 ...