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. The ads from this government-funded anti-smoking media effort were as effective as they were scary, prompting millions of Americans to try and quit smoking. But recent government funding cuts have chopped the Tips from Former Smokers campaign, which is now being discontinued later this month.

Smoke signals

Anti-smoking media campaigns have been around for decades. Several studies in the 1940s and 50s found smoking to be harmful to health , prompting the rise of anti-smoking advocacy groups. In 1967, one such group called Action on Smoking and Health "filed a complaint with the Federal

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