Monday, March 23, 2020

CDC’s 2020 Tips From Former Smokers® Features All-New Stories & Ads



CDC’s 2020 Tips From Former Smokers® Features All-New Stories & Ads  



Beginning today, CDC is airing a new round of hard-hitting ads from the Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign on national network and cable television, streaming radio, and online. These new ads raise awareness about heart disease, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and Buerger’s disease. The 2020 ads also feature people who are caregivers for a loved one living with a smoking-related disease.

Read a Feature Article: “Quit For You, Quit For Your Loved Ones”
A feature article called “Quit For You, Quit For Your Loved Ones” is available today on CDC.gov, in English and Spanish. The article introduces new personal stories of Americans living with smoking-related illnesses, including two who are caring for loved ones with smoking-related illnesses. If you smoke, the best thing you can do for your health, your future, and your loved ones is to quit now
  • Asaad M. Things I’ve Learned. Asaad put his young life on hold to care for his mother, Leah, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer from smoking.
  • Denise H.Uncertainty. Denise has spent more than 30 years caring for her husband, Brian H.—featured in several Tips ads from previous years—who suffers from multiple health issues as a result of his smoking. 
  • Rebecca C.It’s Real. Rebecca lost all the toes on her right foot to Buerger’s disease, a smoking-related condition that cut off the blood supply to her foot. She quit smoking to stop the disease from damaging other parts of her body.
  • Geri M. Texting, and Thanksgiving. Geri has smoking-related COPD and needs constant oxygen to help her breathe. She had to quit her job as a mail carrier because it became too difficult.
  • Michael F.Lies. Michael has smoking-related COPD and relies on oxygen to help him breathe. He had to quit working at age 51 because of his illness. As COPD forces him to give up many activities he once loved, he feels like his world keeps shrinking.
  • Tonya M. – 38. Tonya was diagnosed with heart failure at 38. She had to have a mechanical pump inserted inside her chest to help her heart pump blood throughout her body.
For more information about the Tips campaign, visit www.cdc.gov/Tips.


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