These shocking anti-smoking campaigns make no secret of their underlying message. The commonplace desire to curb smoking addictions and the tobacco industry in general has been bolstered in recent years by new research, consistently unveiling concerning health statistics. Many smokers and friends of smokers want to put an end to the habit, and although difficult to kick, these undertakings have all gone to great lengths to make a lasting impact.
Blunt advertising and practically abhorrent adverts have attracted attention in entirely different ways. By getting down to the point, and graphically so, marketing teams have had the opportunity to be unrelentingly uncanny. The lack of sugar coating here has empowered a strong anti-smoking culture rid of shame and pretense, and is moreover one that is knowledgeable on the subjects of disease and second hand-induced illness.
70 Shocking Anti-Smoking Campaigns
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Fatal Crotch Campaigns
Controversial French Anti-Smoking Ads Cause Uproar
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Shocking Cigarette Labels
UK Follows Canada With Graphic Attempt to Discourage Smoking
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Glamorizing Careless Motherhood
Vogue Raises Eyebrows With ‘No Smoking' Editorial
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Pushing Gross Packaging
New Images on U.K. Cigarette Packs
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Shocking Anti-Smoking Ads
The New FDA Anti-Smoking Health Warnings are Graphic and Effective
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Artful Anti-Smoking Photography
'Smoking Death' by Aki Quang Makes Smoking Unglamorous
60
Cartoons Against Cigarettes
"A Magical Amount" Truth Campaign
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Shockvertising Smokefree Campaign
NHS: Get Unhooked
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Custom Cigarette Packs
Build Your Own Death Project
57
Infantile Smoking Campaigns
Raina Rocha Uses Pacifiers to Shock Smokers Into Quitting
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Censored Anti-Smoking Ads
Russian Anti-Smoking Billboard Meets Controversy
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Visualize Your Grave
Anti-Smoking Ad
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Entrepreneurs Embrace Smoking Ban
Smokeless Cigarettes (Follow-Up)
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Sinister Cigarette Ads
The Smoking Kills Campaign Wants to Extinguish Your Habit
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Cigarette Collages
Sharad Haksar Intricately Shows the Dangers of Smoking
51
Self-Hurting Editorials
A Dazed & Confused Nicolas Rippol Strangles Himself
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Child Shockvertising in PSAs
Anti-Smoking Ads Feature Kids with Adult Hands Holding Cigs
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Anti-Smoking Contests
Would High School Students Help Katherine Heigl Kick Some Butts?
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Unbranded Cigarette Packaging
The 'Rethink' Packaging from Build Follows Minimalist Aesthetics
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Smokeless Cigarettes
The 'Zero Style Mint' is a Cigarette that Avoids Public Annoyance
46
Ashtray Lung Ads
These New FDA Cigarette Package Warnings Aim to Snuff Out Smoking
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Futuristic Anti-Smoking Ads
Live to See Naked Chicks & Bin Laden Caught
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Powerful Cigarette Mosaic Ads
The Stivoro Campaign Asks People 'What are You Giving Up?'
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Morbid Vow Billboards
Great Copy Makes Great Statement in Anti-Smoking Ads
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Ghostly Fading Health Campaigns
These Truth Anti-Smoking Ads Shine a Light on Mortality
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Bloody-Nosed PSAs
Off-Road Studios Anti-Drug Ads Make You Think Twice About Taking a Hit
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Sinister Anti-Smoking Campaigns
'Smoking Kill' by Khalil Damak Shows the Dangerous Cycle
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Free Electronic Cigarettes
Free E-Smoking Promo That's Not Really Free & Not Really Smoking
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Three Year Old Smokers
Is This Our Future?
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Public Cages For Smokers
Glass Segregation Chambers
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Lung Ashtray
German AOK Anti-Smoking Campaign
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Cigarette Drawings
Smoking Kills More Than Hitler & Bin Laden
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Satirical Smoker Guides
'The Rules of Quitting Smoking' Nixes Vices in the Butt
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Personified Cigarettes
Smoking Surrealist Art
32
Abhorrent Ciggy Branding
Plain Cigarette Packaging Exploits Disgust-Inducing Graphics
31
Cigarette Eating Machines
Quitters Unite Guerilla Marketing Campaign in Vancouver
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Sinister Cigarette Packaging
Anti Smoking Campaign Extinguishes Marlboro's Sales
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Cigarettes Smoking People
Witty Anti-Smoking Awareness Ads Reverse The Concept
28
Blunt Anti-Smoking Ashtrays
'3 Days' Weighs Ash, Calculates Life Expectancy
27
Cigarette Butt Billboards
The Cancer Society of Finland's Epic Anti-Smoking Campaign
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Nothing To Kid About
NYC Anti-Smoking Ad
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Cigarettes as Lipstick
Anti-Smoking Ads Target Self-Conscious Females
24
Evolutionary Smoking Campaigns
The 'One Chance' Anti-Smoking Ad Puts Life in Perspective
23
Casket-Shaped Cigarette Cases
R.J. Reynolds 'Antismoke Pack' Reminds Smokers of Cigs' Dangers
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Single Cigarette Servings
The 1Z from Continuum is Designed to Help Smokers Quit
21
Smoking Biker PSAs
The Pirelli Anti-Smoking Ads Encourage Riders to Forgo Burnouts
20
Stun Gun Smoking Gadgets
The 'Multi-Function Cigarette Lighter and Self-Defense Device' is Bizarre
19
Suicidal Anti-Smoking PSAs
Thought-Provoking Help Line Ad
18
Banned Smoke Shipments
FDA Disapproves Electronic Cigarettes Entering the U.S.
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$500 Million Anti-Smoking Campaigns
Bill Gates & Michael Bloomberg MPower
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Interactive Anti-Smoking Ads
QUIT Ashtray Lungs
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Drinks to Satisfy Cigarette Cravings
'Liquid Smoking'
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Brilliant Blunt Packaging
Anna Astvatsatryan Creates Cigarette Packs That Will Make You Stop
13
Musical Smoking Deterrents
CPAA Use Music Associated With Death to Fight Cancer
12
Lighters That Cough
Quirky Anti-Smoking Gadget
11
Anti-Smoking Fridge Magnets
The 'Put Out Cigarette' Leaves No Soot Behind
10
Smoked Cancer Stick Art
The Flavor + 3,450 Cigarettes Video Wants Viewers to Quit
9
Flatulent Anti-Smoking Campaigns
Extreme Group PSA Asks the Question, "Who Smokes?"
8
Morbid Anti-Smoking Tools
“I Love Cancer” Ashtrays Are Brutally Honest
7
Anti-Smoking Vaccines
Nicotine Addiction Vaccines Could Weaken Smoking Urges
6
Coffin-Shaped Ashtrays
‘Death' by Lau Design
5
Cigarette Deathbeds
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Shows Stark Reality
4
Anti-Smoking Sculptures
David Havetta Makes Sculptures Out of Chewed-Up Nicotine Gum
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Anti-Smoking Autos
This Car Covered in 200,000 Cigarettes is an Impactful Installation
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Anti-Smoking Balls
The Glow Globe by Nebojsa Glavonic Keeps Smokers in Check
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Anti-Smoking E-Pipes
The Stop Smoking Kit is a Stylish Alternative to the Original
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Naughty Nun Photoshoots
Jessica Hart and Lydia Hearst are Sensually Seductive Sisters
100 Cigarette Smoking Innovations
From Iconic Ashtrays to Smokeless Cigarettes
Smoking Tattooed Portraits
Five Boys by Louis Park Features Decked-Out Dudes
Homemade Supercars
Chen Jinmiao's Lamborghini is a Luxurious Feat
Disrobed Deities
The 2011 Pirelli Calendar Undresses Ancient Greek Mythology
Minimalist Brand Makeovers
A2591 Simplifies Product Logos
Saucy 60s Summer Lookbooks
Candice Swanepoel by Steven Meisel Heats Up Vogue Italia
Tasteful Typography Infographics
The Comprehensive Type Guide Outlines the Rules of Typeface
Not-So-Courteous Courting Graphs
'The Rules of Realizing You're on a Date' Leaves No Surprises
100 Quirky Crochet Creations
Knitted Artistry, from Neon Furniture to Whimsical Fruit Hats
Shocking Anti-Smoking Ads
The New FDA Anti-Smoking Health Warnings are Graphic and Effective
Artful Anti-Smoking Photography
'Smoking Death' by Aki Quang Makes Smoking Unglamorous
Fuming Fashiontography
The Oriental-Inspired Spread in Vogue Japan April 2011 is Smoking Hot
Smartphone Cigarette Sharing
Marlboro Bump a Smoke Suggests a New Way to Bum a Butt
Speedy Customized Roadsters
The Amazing Wrenchmonkees Bike Monkee#7 Will Change Your Biking World
Expressive Youth Photography
Alina Shamalova Captures the Emotions of Young Models
Family Member Cigarettes
This Indian Anti Smoking Campaign is Thought-Provoking
Candid Smoking Shoots
Hanna Bogatova Captures Her Models Up in Smoke
Unbranding Parody Graphs
This 'Starbucks to the Future' Chart Pokes Fun at Logo Downsizing
Infantile Smoking Campaigns
Raina Rocha Uses Pacifiers to Shock Smokers Into Quitting
Chic Cigarette Packs
The Camel No 9 Brand Packaging is for Stylish Smokers
Smoking Bed Head Spreads
The Jana Wirth Vision Magazine Shoot Shows an Artist at Work
Censored Anti-Smoking Ads
Russian Anti-Smoking Billboard Meets Controversy
Feather Turbine Ads
The Dow Chemical Company Campaign is Imaginatively Whimsical
Suicidal Animal Ads
The China Environmental Protection Foundation Campaign Urges Human Help
Hero-Inspired Health Ads
The ALCC Vodacom MFW Campaign Shows Nobody's Immune to Cancer
Smoking Hot Spreads
Helene Desmettre Smolders in L'Officiel Ukraine by Gaetan Caputo
31 Anti-Smoking Campaigns
From Cigarettes as Lipstick to Fatal Crotch Campaigns
Suggestive Smoking Spreads
Dioni Tabbers Blows Smoke for Glass Magazine Issue 4
Charitable Celeb Photo Tomes
The Beauty Book by Darren Tieste Raises Funds for Brain Cancer
Battle-Worn Smoking Seductresses
Brian M. Viveros Creates Illustrations of Sultry Bloodied Women
Sophisticated Smoking Shoots
Carolyn Murphy Vogue Nippon Spread Puffs Away in Sultry Silhouettes
Streamlined Ciggy Branding
Timeless Cigarette Packaging Promises Modern Merchandizing
Unbranded Cigarette Packaging
The 'Rethink' Packaging from Build Follows Minimalist Aesthetics
Phallic Weapon Ads
The Lovestore Make Love, Not War Campaign is Destructively Sensual
Ashtray Lung Ads
These New FDA Cigarette Package Warnings Aim to Snuff Out Smoking
Cute Smoking Critters
Andy Gonsalves Blows Up Some Children's Favorites in Smoke
Ghostly Fading Health Campaigns
These Truth Anti-Smoking Ads Shine a Light on Mortality
Vintage Smoking PSAs
The Star Wars Smoking PSA Enlists C-3PO to Warn Children
Logo Reinvention
The 2011 Starbucks Logo is Unlabeled But Distinct
11 Shocking Anti-Drug Campaigns
From the Jersey Shore Cocaine Scandal to Gory Pinatas
Addiction Accessories
Cast of Vices Releases Jewelry Line of Bad Habit Charms
City Smoking Editorials
The Leigh Lezark Urban July/August 2011 is Cigarette Smooth
How-To Ditching Guides
'The Rules of Flaking Out' by Christie Young is Hiliariously Honest
Horrifying Hide-and-Seek Ads
Innocence in Danger PSAs Aim to Protect Children
Pipe-Smoking Monster Illustrations
Scott Balmer Creates Fantastical Mayhem in His Art
Stylish Smoke Packs
These Tim Cooper 3D Cigarette Case Designs Keep Smokers Looking Sleek
Hand Fart Musicals
Imperial March Manual is Wind-Breaking Funny
Pint-Sized Branding
The TVN Channel Campaign Puts Famous Logos on the Short List
Sinister Anti-Smoking Campaigns
'Smoking Kill' by Khalil Damak Shows the Dangerous Cycle
Skin Cancer Campaigns
The Pharma Nostra Print Ads Shows That Sun Exposure is Not a Game
Lethal Illness Infographics
The Infectious 'Deadliest Disease Outbreaks in History' Chart
Origami Animal Ads
The Rexiine House Campaign Asks People to Wear Artificial Fur
Aged Cartoon Character Ads
The Tounsia TV Campaign Shows That This Network Defies Time
Deadly Food Ads
The Down to Earth Campaign Urges People to 'Switch to Organic Food While You Can'
Inverted Landscape Auto Ads
The Mercedes-Benz Airmatic Campaign Drives on Air
Abhorrent Ciggy Branding
Plain Cigarette Packaging Exploits Disgust-Inducing Graphics
Pink Promotion Projects
This Installation in Montreal Fosters Breast Cancer Awareness
Minimalist Designer Cases
Give Your Phone Some Style with these Stussy iPhone Covers
Cosmic Fruit Ads
The Criterion Fine Cut Knives Campaign is Out of This World
Self-Sustainability Guides
The ‘What You Need to Live off the Land' Chart Goes Green
Accordion Storage Ads
The Nissan Tiida Expandable Trunk Campaign Can Accommodate Large Containers
Smoky Self-Branding
The Badass THINK Business Card Holder Looks Like a Pack of Cigarettes
Cigarette-Butting Planters
The Cindy Ashtray by Frantz Brougere Helps Plants Grow
Online User Dissections
The 'Are Facebook Users More Trusting' Chart Analyzes Social Networking
Cigarette Butt Billboards
The Cancer Society of Finland's Epic Anti-Smoking Campaign
Galactic Cars
Dean Shorey's Battlestar Galacti-Car is the Viper of Battlestar Galactica
Anti-Smoking Flash Drives
The Lungs & Liver USB Drives Remind You Not to Drink and Smoke
Ashtray-Candle Hybrids
The Flussocreativo Vizio's Burning Wick Masks Smoker Smells
Shape-Shifting Green Cars
'Cell' Eco Car by Tom Kent Can Lane-Split in Traffic Like a Motorcycle
Dearly Departed Technology Charts
The 'Streaming Killed the Video Star' Infographic is Telling
Transmissible Cancer
Elizabeth Murchison Talks About a Contagious Strain Found in Tasmanian Devils
Burglar-Proofing Charts
Guard Your Dough With the 'Stash That Cash' Infographic
Evolutionary Smoking Campaigns
The 'One Chance' Anti-Smoking Ad Puts Life in Perspective
Single Cigarette Servings
The 1Z from Continuum is Designed to Help Smokers Quit
Awkward Cigarette Commercials
This E-Lites Ad May Make You Think Twice About Smoking
Smoking Biker PSAs
The Pirelli Anti-Smoking Ads Encourage Riders to Forgo Burnouts
Taser-Armed Toys
The ShadowHawk is an RC Helicopter That Fights Criminals
Sunscreen-Dispensing Signage
This SunSmart Australia Campaign Encourages Skin Protection
Ironic Ashtrays
The Cigarette Ashtray Puts Your Burned Cigarette Ashes Back Where They Started
Candid Commode-Sharing Lists
'The Rules of Finding a Roommate' Doesn't Fall Flat
Cancer-Fighting Sportswear
LIVESTRONG 15th Anniversary Collection Continues Battling the Disease
Trashy Ashy Carpets
The Cigarette Butt Street Rug by Jesus Bubu Negron
Winsome Waterbird Branding
Swan Cigarette Packaging Embraces a Contemporary Avian Elegance
Eco Ashtrays
Counterbalance Smoking With 'Save The Green Field' Ashtrays
Chocolate Cigarettes
Chocaps are Designed to Keep Chocolate-Lovers from Packing on the Pounds
Cigarette Butt Butterflies
Aurel Schmidt Paints Pretty Pictures from Used Butts
Reggae Rastafarian Retrospectives
The No Woman No Cry Infographic Pays Tribute to Bob Marley
Smoking Political Art
The Amusement Magazine 'Hacktiviste' Feature by G. Veille
Kite Board Cars
The Ten11 Sports Car is a Low Emission Luxurious Sports Vehicle
Anti-Smoking Fridge Magnets
The 'Put Out Cigarette' Leaves No Soot Behind
Smoked Cancer Stick Art
The Flavor + 3,450 Cigarettes Video Wants Viewers to Quit
Flatulent Anti-Smoking Campaigns
Extreme Group PSA Asks the Question, "Who Smokes?"
High-Fashion Puffing
The Extravagant YSL Cigarette Will Blow You Away
Freshly Built Logos
Caspian Michalowski Makes Logos Out of Tomatoes
Big-Game Stun Guns
The Wildlife Taser is Made to Bring Down Bucks & Bears
Cigarette-Powered Synthesizers
The Ziggybox Gives Cigarettes a Productive Purpose
Logo-Drawing Apps
Triangle Draw Lets Amateur iPad Users Create Professional-Quality Logos
Smokey Tribute Art
The Serge Gainsbourg Cigarette Filter Portrait is Made Up of Over 20,000 Butts
Inspirational Respiratory Apps
The Lungs App by SapientNitro Gives Smokers a Look at the Damage
Anti-Smoking Vaccines
Nicotine Addiction Vaccines Could Weaken Smoking Urges
Bone Marrow Breakthroughs
Daniel Kraft Discusses a New Device Capable of Saving Cancer Patients
Anti-Smoking Sculptures
David Havetta Makes Sculptures Out of Chewed-Up Nicotine Gum
Anti-Smoking Autos
This Car Covered in 200,000 Cigarettes is an Impactful Installation
Cause-Driven Virtual Shopping
Community Collection Donates 20 Percent of Sales to Charity