The campaign encourages youth to lead a tobacco-free life by trumping up the benefits to one’s appearance, fitness, spending power and the environment. This year’s drive spans above-the-line, ...

The CDC is not taking any more butts when it comes to smoking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the 2024 version of its federally funded national tobacco education ...

How one number explains how we’re winning the 60-year war on smoking.

Smoking rates in the United States are at historic lows and fewer people are dying from tobacco-related lung cancer — in part because the federal government has pumped millions of dollars into ...

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 ...

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.

One quick intervention won't drastically lower heart disease, obesity and diabetes rates. It will take a long game and a ...

Public health promotion campaigns can be effective, but they do not tend to be efficient. Most are time-consuming, expensive, and reliant on the intuition of creative workers who design messages ...

The campaign encourages youth to lead a tobacco-free life by trumping up the benefits to one’s appearance, fitness, spending power and the environment. This year’s drive spans above-the-line, ...