Director's Briefing - Tips from former smokers campaign 2013
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CDC works 24/7 to save lives and protect people
and nothing kills more Americans than tobacco.
That's why CDC is launching the second phase
of our successful educational campaign showing the graphic
realities of smoking.
The "Tips from Former Smokers" campaign shows real people,
not actors, dealing with the terrible effects of smoking.
As a doctor it's heartbreaking to see patients suffer and die
from preventable illness.
The "Tips" campaign pulls back the curtain
and shows people the tragedies
that health professionals see every day.
Big Tobacco continues to spend a million dollars an hour every
day of the year to portray smoking as vibrant and healthy.
CDC's educational campaign shows the reality.
Smokers face illness, disability, disfigurement,
and death as a result of their tobacco use.Smoking kills.
It harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases,
and affects the health of smokers and those around them.
Illnesses caused by tobacco are one hundred percent preventable.
There's no reason for anyone to be sick, disfigured,
or die from tobacco use.
