CDC's quit-smoking hotline and ads face shutdown
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For over a decade, the CDC's anti-smoking ads and 1-800-QUIT-NOW hotline have helped Americans kick the habit. Now, both face an uncertain future after budget cuts. Dr. Celine Gounder explains where people can still turn for help.
Breakdown
- CDC's anti-smoking ads will stop airing due to loss of funding. 25s
- The Office of Smoking and Health, which ran the campaign, has been defunded. 33s
- Over a million people have quit smoking thanks to the campaign. 29s
- The 1-800-QUIT-NOW hotline is still running but its future is uncertain. 2m 55s
- The campaign prevented about 130,000 premature deaths and saved over $7 billion in healthcare costs in six years. 2m 0s