Ads featuring real-life smoking consequences start Monday
(NEWSER) - Starting Monday, expect to be bombarded with disturbing images showing you, quite graphically, what can happen to you if you smoke. The US government is starting its first paid anti-smoking campaign, running ads for 12 weeks in newspapers, billboards, TV and radio, and social networking sites as well as public service announcements that will go on even longer. The $54 million campaign features real-life examples of the consequences of smoking, such as paralysis, amputated limbs, and lung removal, USA Today reports. More»