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.

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The nation’s largest tobacco companies are challenging court-ordered advertisements requiring the cigarette makers to say they lied about the dangers of smoking. The so-called ...

CBS’s Bob Schieffer stepped out of objective interviewer mode this morning to scold Herman Cain for releasing a web ad featuring chief of staff Mark Block blowing smoke into the camera. Schieffer said ...

ALBANY — The state Department of Health, bypassing Madison Avenue, has awarded a $12.2 million contract for its anti-tobacco advertising to a Los Angeles firm. Ground Zero will open an Albany office ...

Almost 3 in 4 Americans support government public awareness campaigns to discourage smoking and efforts to track the effectiveness of the messages, according to an Ipsos poll. Why it matters: This ...

NEW YORK — 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 persuaded tens of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Television ads that tobacco companies say are designed to discourage teenagers from smoking do no such thing, and some may actually encourage youths to smoke, researchers ...