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132 Of The Most Powerful Anti-Smoking Ads Ever Created
Every smoker is aware of the damage their habit causes, both to them and those around them. However, to finally quit smoking, that extra push is usually needed. These anti-smoking ads find their niche, from books on quitting smoking to patches, chewing gums, and hypnosis.
From showing graphic images of the damage caused by smoking to appealing to the smokers' children - these advertisement examples have tried it all. But do these printed ads actually help people quit smoking? Even though the answer isn't a simple yes or no, multiple studies done in the last decade have shown that anti-smoking campaigns are still the most cost-effective way to at least deter new smokers from joining the club, especially when the people in question are the youth.
Here we bring you some of the best ads ever created. Hopefully, they can help you to make the first step - it will get easier after that.
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#1
Cemetery
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#3
More Information
#4
Smoking Isn't Just Suicide. It's Murder
#5
Smoking Causes Premature Aging
#6
Poor Swimmers
#7
Secondhand Smoke Is Firsthand Death
#8
Download Cancer
#10
The Smoker's Lung
Jason Lapierre 9 years ago
People say : it's just a cigarrette... But with time it become hundreds, thousands
#11
Cigarettes Smoke People
#13
Second-Hand Smoking
#14
What We See When You Smoke
Eeva Kulmala 9 years ago
...yes I am twelve inside but that reminds me of something else entirely.
#15
Deathbed
#17
Ashes To Ashes
#18
Women Who Smoke Feed More Than Just Milk To Their Children
#19
Smoker And Passive Smoker
#21
Just Like Mommy
#22
Portable Gas Chamber
#24
Throat Cancer Will Leave You Speechless. Quit Smoking
#25
Choking His/Her Future
#26
Premature Ending: “If You Smoke, Statistically Your Story Will End 15% Before It Should.”
“THE END. If you smoke, statistically your story will end 15% before it should. For help with quiting call QUITTLINE on 0200 00 22 00”
CluelessLlama13 9 years ago
Umm... After looking too closely at this, I can say I'm quite certain these are two different books.
#29
Tips From Former Smokers
#30
Jumping Off Buildings Harms
Nicholas Hesser 9 years ago
The bottom text needs to be bigger, no smokers gonna stop in the middle of the road to read that.
#32
Smoking In Italy Kills 10 Times More People Than Road Accidents
#33
Worse Side
Catie Brandyberry 9 years ago
Lived with 1 smoker until I was 12, after that it was 2 smokers...
#35
Get To Heaven Earlier
#36
Glamorous Smoking And Its Effects
#37
Quit. Before It's Too Late
#38
Non-Smoking Area
Nicholas Gilbert 6 years ago
In the words of the great Bill Hicks, "I’m gonna tell you non-smokers something right now that I know for a fact you don’t know and I delight in telling my brothers things they don’t know, particularly when they’re true, which this is. Ready? Non-smokers. Ready? Drum-roll…Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr… Non-smokers die every day."
#39
Antismoke Pack
Lena Walters 9 years ago
Sorry, but these are actually kinda cool. They probably wouldn't have the impact their going for.
#41
Smoking Is Being A Slave To Tobacco
#43
If You Light Up, You Die
#44
Anti-Smoking Matchook
#46
Second Hand Smoke
#47
No More Smoking In Restaurants
#48
More Sex, Less Cigarette
#49
Smoke Burns
#50
Cigarettes. Just Looking At Them Makes You Sick
#53
Third Hand Smoking
Linda Faulkner 9 years ago
should show the walls covered in a yellow film and someone trying to clean it off. Not easy.
#55
No Accident Kills More Than Smoking
#56
Smoking Is Harmful To Your Breath
#57
Pregnant Smokers Give Birth To Children Who Are Susceptible To Lung Diseases. Put Out The Fire
#59
You Don't Need Them, They Need You
FAKENAME FAKENAME 9 years ago
I would actually just buy the case cuz it looks cool, no smoke tho.
#60
Your Beauty. Up In Smoke
#61
Daddy Couldn't Give Me Pocket Money
FAKENAME FAKENAME 9 years ago
Dad, can I have a new video game? No son, you're addicted. But dad, you're addicted to smokes! Well it's different! Oh sorry I forgot that it's so important for you to get LUNG CANCER!!!
#62
The Right Choice
#64
A Car, Crushed By A 7-Foot Cigarette, Grabbed Attention For National Non-Smoking Week And The British Columbia Lung Association
#65
16,000 Teenagers Start Smoking Every Year In Sweden. A Lot Because Smoking Is Made To Look Cool By The Tobacco Industry
#66
Smoking Kills
#67
Tips From Former Smokers
#68
Second Hand Smoking
#70
Quick Or Slow?
#75
Smoking Burns Experiences
#77
Smoking Kills 14,000 People Every Day
#79
Your Lungs Are More Sensitive Then You Think. Stop Smoking
#82
Non-smoking Campaign
#83
Notes Are Not The Only Things Children Share In School Today
#85
Taking Risks Early In The Morning. Smoked As Soon As He Woke Up
#86
Can You Tell The Difference?
#87
One Thing Leads To Another
#88
When You Smoke,your Baby Smokes
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#89
Passive Smoking: 5 A Day
#92
Get Your Life Back
#93
Smoking Risks The Most Valuable Things You Have
#98
I Want To Live Not To Die
FAKENAME FAKENAME 9 years ago
Remember the anti drug pencil? It says "it's not cool to do drugs" As you sharpen it says "Cool to do drugs" And then "Do drugs" Just replace do drugs with smoke cigarettes
#103
Chemicals
#105
In Britain Today, More Than 120,000 People Are Going To Die Over The Next Year From Illnesses Directly Related To Smoking
#106
The Average Smokers Lungs Can Soak Up To 2 Cups Of Tar A Year
#107
Carry On
#109
Your Food Stinks
FAKENAME FAKENAME 9 years ago
If you read this ad, you die younger. "You wouldn't ignore this warning. Why ignore the on cigarette packs?"
#111
Stop It
#112
Stop, Before It's Too Late
#115
The Real Cost
#117
Don't Let This "Little Boy" Create A Tragedy In Your Family
#119
Smoking Kills
Jasmina Wetherley 8 years ago
finally!! a heart instead of lungs because you can die from a cancer by smoking and it doesn't have to be your lungs
#122
Non-Smoking Pub
#127
Smoking Kills More
Hans 9 years ago
It truly is right that smoking surely kills more people than terrorists...by several magnitudes I guess. However, making personified comparisons makes the fate of those killed in terrorist attacks seem smaller. This is not right. And comparison to the millions of killed people from World War II is simply wrong. There are many good comparisons to make, but tbis one does more harm than good.
#129
Stop Smoking Now
#132
This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun
Anti-smoking ads, much like Ogilvy's innovative approach to advertising, aim to create powerful impressions that can drive real change. By examining how Ogilvy's 'Portraits Completed' campaign cleverly stitches art with brand narratives, you might gain insights into effective advertising strategies.
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iblowsheep 9 years ago
As a former smoker, i can say that none of these would have made one iota of difference except to give the people behind it a warm fuzzy activist feeling that they are making a difference.
Erin Gibbins 9 years ago
if it doesnt stop someone at least smoking around their kids then they are bad parents and i hope they got that message
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Daria B 9 years ago
I don't smoke, but many people I love used to or still do, and I'm all against smoking. However, while these are all very creative, I felt like they're just attacking smokers with guilt, which has been a decades long technique that obviously doesn't work. It's because smoking is an ADDICTION. Smokers need help, and accusations won't do the job.
get in 9 years ago
Thanks Daria, finally someone that isn't attacking. Attacking or finger pointing just makes the smoker smoke another one.
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Jen H 9 years ago
I used to smoke and let me tell you that none of these would have motivated me to quit. While I do agree that these are very creative, ultimately I was the one that had to motivate myself to do it for my health and the health of those around me. It took me a long time to finally quit (using the patch), but I did it 6-7 years ago. Now, the smell of cigarette smoke repulses me so much. I feel so bad now for exposing my family to it.
Tricia Anderson 9 years ago
I know exactly what you mean. It will be 4 years for me in April 2017. I took my mom out for lunch recently and we had to wait for a table. We decided to wait outside on some park benches in front of the restaurant. There was a couple on a bench across the sidewalk from us and they were smoking. The young woman was pregnant and they had a young daughter, about 4 or 5 years old standing between them. The smell of the smoke was making me cough and it took every bit of energy in me to not get on them for exposing their children, unborn and current.
Load More Replies... iblowsheep 9 years ago
As a former smoker, i can say that none of these would have made one iota of difference except to give the people behind it a warm fuzzy activist feeling that they are making a difference.
Erin Gibbins 9 years ago
if it doesnt stop someone at least smoking around their kids then they are bad parents and i hope they got that message
Load More Replies... Daria B 9 years ago
I don't smoke, but many people I love used to or still do, and I'm all against smoking. However, while these are all very creative, I felt like they're just attacking smokers with guilt, which has been a decades long technique that obviously doesn't work. It's because smoking is an ADDICTION. Smokers need help, and accusations won't do the job.
get in 9 years ago
Thanks Daria, finally someone that isn't attacking. Attacking or finger pointing just makes the smoker smoke another one.
Load More Replies... Jen H 9 years ago
I used to smoke and let me tell you that none of these would have motivated me to quit. While I do agree that these are very creative, ultimately I was the one that had to motivate myself to do it for my health and the health of those around me. It took me a long time to finally quit (using the patch), but I did it 6-7 years ago. Now, the smell of cigarette smoke repulses me so much. I feel so bad now for exposing my family to it.
Tricia Anderson 9 years ago
I know exactly what you mean. It will be 4 years for me in April 2017. I took my mom out for lunch recently and we had to wait for a table. We decided to wait outside on some park benches in front of the restaurant. There was a couple on a bench across the sidewalk from us and they were smoking. The young woman was pregnant and they had a young daughter, about 4 or 5 years old standing between them. The smell of the smoke was making me cough and it took every bit of energy in me to not get on them for exposing their children, unborn and current.
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