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.
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