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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.

#1

Cemetery

Cemetery

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Lorraine
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Smokers are also affecting their loved ones, not just themselves :( .

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    #2

    Tobacco Teeth

    Tobacco Teeth

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pobably they should have included the pupils to indicate cataract, too.

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    #4

    Smoking Isn't Just Suicide. It's Murder

    Smoking Isn't Just Suicide. It's Murder

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People smoking in cars with children inside make me sick.

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    #5

    Smoking Causes Premature Aging

    Smoking Causes Premature Aging

    Havas Report

    #6

    Poor Swimmers

    Poor Swimmers

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    #8

    Download Cancer

    Download Cancer

    American Cancer Society Report

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    #10

    The Smoker's Lung

    The Smoker's Lung

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    Jason Lapierre
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People say : it's just a cigarrette... But with time it become hundreds, thousands

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    #13

    Second-Hand Smoking

    Second-Hand Smoking

    Shada Fad Report

    #14

    What We See When You Smoke

    What We See When You Smoke

    JWT Report

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    #18

    Women Who Smoke Feed More Than Just Milk To Their Children

    Women Who Smoke Feed More Than Just Milk To Their Children

    Bhadra Communications Report

    #19

    Smoker And Passive Smoker

    Smoker And Passive Smoker

    Tarun Batra Report

    #24

    Throat Cancer Will Leave You Speechless. Quit Smoking

    Throat Cancer Will Leave You Speechless. Quit Smoking

    Partnership Report

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    #25

    Choking His/Her Future

    Choking His/Her Future

    Lee Howell Report

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    Suzanne Haigh
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    3 years ago

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    I think these adverts are too serious, too horrific, that is why they rarely worked. A more honest approach may have shocked more.

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    #26

    Premature Ending: “If You Smoke, Statistically Your Story Will End 15% Before It Should.”

    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”

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    CluelessLlama13
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Umm... After looking too closely at this, I can say I'm quite certain these are two different books.

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    #30

    Jumping Off Buildings Harms

    Jumping Off Buildings Harms

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    Nicholas Hesser
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bottom text needs to be bigger, no smokers gonna stop in the middle of the road to read that.

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    #32

    Smoking In Italy Kills 10 Times More People Than Road Accidents

    Smoking In Italy Kills 10 Times More People Than Road Accidents

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    #33

    Worse Side

    Worse Side

    BDDP Unlimited Report

    #34

    Pretty

    Pretty

    BBDO Group Report

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    Hans
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    8 years ago

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    Well...almost like mascara, just at the wrong place.

    #35

    Get To Heaven Earlier

    Get To Heaven Earlier

    Serviceplan Group Report

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    Wulfur
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Parents who smoke around their children, get to hell earlier

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    #36

    Glamorous Smoking And Its Effects

    Glamorous Smoking And Its Effects

    Mike Rosenthal Report

    #37

    Quit. Before It's Too Late

    Quit. Before It's Too Late

    Bailey Hartge Report

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "This add presented by the Sugar Candy Manufacturers Association."

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    #38

    Non-Smoking Area

    Non-Smoking Area

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    Nicholas Gilbert
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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."

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    #39

    Antismoke Pack

    Antismoke Pack

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    Lena Walters
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, but these are actually kinda cool. They probably wouldn't have the impact their going for.

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    #40

    No Games For Smokers

    No Games For Smokers

    Germanl Jutaev Report

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    #41

    Smoking Is Being A Slave To Tobacco

    Smoking Is Being A Slave To Tobacco

    ici Barbès Report

    #42

    Your Body Is Your Home

    Your Body Is Your Home

    Neogama BBH Report

    #44

    Anti-Smoking Matchook

    Anti-Smoking Matchook

    Manuel Aleman Report

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always use these restaurant matches to light candles. :(

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    #46

    Second Hand Smoke

    Second Hand Smoke

    Chi & Partners Report

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    #50

    Cigarettes. Just Looking At Them Makes You Sick

    Cigarettes. Just Looking At Them Makes You Sick

    JWT Report

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    I❤️My cat
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am just wondering fooky foo do you smoke? because you have a very negative reaction to all these ads. So I want to know do you smoke. Do you smoke fooky foo?!

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    #51

    Don’t Burn Your Life Away

    Don’t Burn Your Life Away

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    #52

    Social Smoking - It's Still Smoking

    Social Smoking - It's Still Smoking

    Extreme Group Report

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    #53

    Third Hand Smoking

    Third Hand Smoking

    GITAM BBDO Report

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    Linda Faulkner
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    should show the walls covered in a yellow film and someone trying to clean it off. Not easy.

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    #54

    Today Is The World No Tobacco Day. But It Shouldn't Just Be Today

    Today Is The World No Tobacco Day. But It Shouldn't Just Be Today

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    #55

    No Accident Kills More Than Smoking

    No Accident Kills More Than Smoking

    Mccann Erickson Report

    #56

    Smoking Is Harmful To Your Breath

    Smoking Is Harmful To Your Breath

    TBWA Report

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    #57

    Pregnant Smokers Give Birth To Children Who Are Susceptible To Lung Diseases. Put Out The Fire

    Pregnant Smokers Give Birth To Children Who Are Susceptible To Lung Diseases. Put Out The Fire

    Ogilvy & Mather Report

    #59

    You Don't Need Them, They Need You

    You Don't Need Them, They Need You

    the Smarts Report

    #60

    Your Beauty. Up In Smoke

    Your Beauty. Up In Smoke

    McCann Healthcare Worldwide Report

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Using a "beauty" side that is totally over-maked up for comparison is not the best idea for a poster...

    #61

    Daddy Couldn't Give Me Pocket Money

    Daddy Couldn't Give Me Pocket Money

    British Heart Foundation Report

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    FAKENAME FAKENAME
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!!!

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    #62

    The Right Choice

    The Right Choice

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    I❤️My cat
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did anyone else try to do the maze? I did and I found out how to do it. Also good advert.

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    #64

    A Car, Crushed By A 7-Foot Cigarette, Grabbed Attention For National Non-Smoking Week And The British Columbia Lung Association

    A Car, Crushed By A 7-Foot Cigarette, Grabbed Attention For National Non-Smoking Week And The British Columbia Lung Association

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    #65

    16,000 Teenagers Start Smoking Every Year In Sweden. A Lot Because Smoking Is Made To Look Cool By The Tobacco Industry

    16,000 Teenagers Start Smoking Every Year In Sweden. A Lot Because Smoking Is Made To Look Cool By The Tobacco Industry

    FamiljenPangea Report

    #66

    Smoking Kills

    Smoking Kills

    Deepak Joshi Report

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    #69

    Everything You Do Affects Your Children

    Everything You Do Affects Your Children

    FCB Report

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    #70

    Quick Or Slow?

    Quick Or Slow?

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Smokeline? Sounds like you can order cigarettes there...

    #72

    Eyesight

    Eyesight

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    #73

    You Don´t Smoke Cigarettes, Cigarettes Smoke You

    You Don´t Smoke Cigarettes, Cigarettes Smoke You

    Neogama BBH Report

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    #75

    Smoking Burns Experiences

    Smoking Burns Experiences

    Clare Donnelly Report

    #76

    Battery Drain

    Battery Drain

    Rositsa Bochukova Report

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    #77

    Smoking Kills 14,000 People Every Day

    Smoking Kills 14,000 People Every Day

    Saatchi&Saatchi Report

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    John
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    8 years ago

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    That statistic seems unreasonably high. I'm sure that's the point, but I don't necessarily believe it.

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    #78

    Smoking Is Burning Yourself

    Smoking Is Burning Yourself

    Artzen Communications Report

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    #79

    Your Lungs Are More Sensitive Then You Think. Stop Smoking

    Your Lungs Are More Sensitive Then You Think. Stop Smoking

    Pagú Propaganda Report

    #80

    Don't Swallow Another People's Smoke

    Don't Swallow Another People's Smoke

    Tiago Ilha Report

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    #81

    Smoking Is Suicide

    Smoking Is Suicide

    Kelly Ashcraft Report

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    #82

    Non-smoking Campaign

    Non-smoking Campaign

    Artzen Communications Report

    #83

    Notes Are Not The Only Things Children Share In School Today

    Notes Are Not The Only Things Children Share In School Today

    Triton Communications Report

    #85

    Taking Risks Early In The Morning. Smoked As Soon As He Woke Up

    Taking Risks Early In The Morning. Smoked As Soon As He Woke Up

    Brancozulu Report

    #87

    One Thing Leads To Another

    One Thing Leads To Another

    Neogama BBH Report

    #88

    When You Smoke,your Baby Smokes

    When You Smoke,your Baby Smokes

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    #90

    Pretty

    Pretty

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    #91

    You Smoke. We Smoke.

    You Smoke. We Smoke.

    BPG Group Report

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    #92

    Get Your Life Back

    Get Your Life Back

    R&R Partners Report

    #93

    Smoking Risks The Most Valuable Things You Have

    Smoking Risks The Most Valuable Things You Have

    Delantero Report

    #94

    All Enclosed Places Are Too Small For Smoking

    All Enclosed Places Are Too Small For Smoking

    Neogama BBH Report

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    #96

    I Smoke Seconds Hand

    I Smoke Seconds Hand

    Shamira Naznin Report

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    #97

    Mind The Gap, Before It's Forever

    Mind The Gap, Before It's Forever

    McCann Health Report

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    #98

    I Want To Live Not To Die

    I Want To Live Not To Die

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    FAKENAME FAKENAME
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    #99

    Buy One Get One Free

    Buy One Get One Free

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    #100

    Smoke Demom

    Smoke Demom

    Neogama Report

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    #101

    Gun

    Gun

    Gitam-BBDO Report

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    #102

    Cancer, Which Is Thrown Into Your Lungs By Yourself

    Cancer, Which Is Thrown Into Your Lungs By Yourself

    Dentsu Report

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    #103

    Chemicals

    Chemicals

    The Classic Partnership Advertising Report

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    Gelo
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only line I read was the last line saying "SAY NO TO SMOKING"

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    #104

    Ashes To Ashes

    Ashes To Ashes

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    #105

    In Britain Today, More Than 120,000 People Are Going To Die Over The Next Year From Illnesses Directly Related To Smoking

    In Britain Today, More Than 120,000 People Are Going To Die Over The Next Year From Illnesses Directly Related To Smoking

    Lucretia Richmond Report

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    #106

    The Average Smokers Lungs Can Soak Up To 2 Cups Of Tar A Year

    The Average Smokers Lungs Can Soak Up To 2 Cups Of Tar A Year

    Rhys Jones Report

    #107

    Carry On

    Carry On

    CHI and Partners Report

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another sexist advertisment? Why be judgemental of people's sexual position preferences? Why compare something that is only bad if enforced to smoking, which is always bad? Besides: there is no "condom" you can put over your lungs to cover them from smoke...

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    #109

    Your Food Stinks

    Your Food Stinks

    EnviroMedia Report

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    FAKENAME FAKENAME
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you read this ad, you die younger. "You wouldn't ignore this warning. Why ignore the on cigarette packs?"

    #110

    Anti Smoking

    Anti Smoking

    Natalia Romero Report

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    #112

    Stop, Before It's Too Late

    Stop, Before It's Too Late

    Alida Rose Lejano Report

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    #113

    Butts Are Litter Too

    Butts Are Litter Too

    Publicis QMP Report

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    #115

    The Real Cost

    The Real Cost

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration Report

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    #116

    How Much

    How Much

    Master Comunicacao Report

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    #117

    Don't Let This "Little Boy" Create A Tragedy In Your Family

    Don't Let This "Little Boy" Create A Tragedy In Your Family

    Rajnikanth Borugadda Report

    #118

    Anti Passive Smoking Poster

    Anti Passive Smoking Poster

    Alexander Grote Report

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    #119

    Smoking Kills

    Smoking Kills

    Derek Furman Report

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    Jasmina Wetherley
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    finally!! a heart instead of lungs because you can die from a cancer by smoking and it doesn't have to be your lungs

    #120

    Burn

    Burn

    Doppio Report

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    #121

    Toasted Lungs

    Toasted Lungs

    Jing Wu Report

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    #124

    Smoking Kills

    Smoking Kills

    Alghanim Industries Report

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    #125

    You're Doing It To Yourself

    You're Doing It To Yourself

    jojohot Report

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    #126

    Smoking Kills

    Smoking Kills

    Fırat Doger Report

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    #127

    Smoking Kills More

    Smoking Kills More

    Saatchi & Saatchi Report

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #128

    More Than 4,700 Toxic Substances Against You. Stop Smoking

    More Than 4,700 Toxic Substances Against You. Stop Smoking

    Neogama Advertising Agency Report

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    #130

    Rip

    Rip

    Sofian Report

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    #131

    Anti-Smoking Campaign

    Anti-Smoking Campaign

    Indigo Studios Report

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    #132

    This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun

    This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun

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