'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 ...

Tobacco tips ad campaign and quit lines face major funding losses MONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government has shut down or paused several major anti-smoking efforts. Public ...

WASHINGTON • “Tips from Former Smokers” campaign, sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has reduced the number of smokers in the United States by 100,000, with 1.6 million ...

Felicita R. started smoking at age 12 and smoked for more than 30 years. When she was young, she thought smoking made her look cool. She was diagnosed with severe gum disease at age 50 and had to have ...

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 ...

From breaking news to special features, we're on it! Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. MONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government has shut down or paused ...

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 ...

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 ...