If you've ever turned on the TV to see a harrowing story of a person with a hole in their throat warning against the dangers of smoking, you witnessed an ad by the Tips From Former Smokers campaign.

Gov. Deval Patrick relaunched a statewide anti-tobacco media campaign last week, but skeptics say it may be just a quick fix for a societal addiction that needs much more attention and funding. State ...

Almost 3 in 4 Americans support government public awareness campaigns to discourage smoking and efforts to track the effectiveness of the messages, according to an Ipsos poll. Why it matters: This ...