CDC's Tips from Former Smokers

Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched Tips from Former Smokers, the first-ever paid, nationwide media campaign to encourage smokers to quit and prevent kids from starting to smoke. Check out the new ads and help spread the word!

Help spread the word by sharing one or more of these new ads on Facebook, Twitter or your favorite social media channel.

The tobacco industry spends more than $1 million an hour trying to entice kids, keep smokers hooked and glamorize their deadly products. The CDC’s campaign tells the harsh truth about how unglamorous smoking truly is.

Unfortunately for our kids and communities, Big Tobacco's marketing works. The new Surgeon General Report notes that for every tobacco-related death, at least two youths or young adults become new regular smokers, and nearly 90 percent of these "replacement smokers" try their first cigarette by age 18.

The CDC’s campaign is a smart investment that will save lives and save money by reducing the nearly $100 billion in health care bills tobacco costs our nation each year. The evidence is clear: Media campaigns like this prevent kids from smoking and encourage smokers to quit.

Stand up for the "Tips from Former Smokers" media campaign -- SHARE IT on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or your blog.

Thank you,