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
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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
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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
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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
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Abhorrent Ciggy Branding
Plain Cigarette Packaging Exploits Disgust-Inducing Graphics
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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
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Blunt Anti-Smoking Ashtrays
'3 Days' Weighs Ash, Calculates Life Expectancy
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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
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Evolutionary Smoking Campaigns
The 'One Chance' Anti-Smoking Ad Puts Life in Perspective
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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
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Smoking Biker PSAs
The Pirelli Anti-Smoking Ads Encourage Riders to Forgo Burnouts
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Stun Gun Smoking Gadgets
The 'Multi-Function Cigarette Lighter and Self-Defense Device' is Bizarre
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Suicidal Anti-Smoking PSAs
Thought-Provoking Help Line Ad
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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
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Musical Smoking Deterrents
CPAA Use Music Associated With Death to Fight Cancer
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Lighters That Cough
Quirky Anti-Smoking Gadget
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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
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Flatulent Anti-Smoking Campaigns
Extreme Group PSA Asks the Question, "Who Smokes?"
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Morbid Anti-Smoking Tools
“I Love Cancer” Ashtrays Are Brutally Honest
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Anti-Smoking Vaccines
Nicotine Addiction Vaccines Could Weaken Smoking Urges
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Coffin-Shaped Ashtrays
‘Death' by Lau Design
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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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Spoof Sparkling Water Cans
Liquid Death's Can of Art Pokes Fun at a Controversial Work of Art
Convention-Challenging AC Campaigns
Samsung's WindFree Ad Stars a Savvy Grandma-Fluencer
Heated QSR Anniversary Campaigns
Burger King Brazil Celebrates Milestone with a New Campaign
Refreshed Colorful Candy Brands
Elmwood Reinvents the New Skittles Branding Update
Naughty Holiday Campaigns
Diesel's XXXMas is Inspired by Erotic 90s Aesthetics
Weight Wellness Campaigns
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Young Travellers-Targeting Campaigns
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Burger King's BK Unwrapped Reveals Customers' 2024 Ordering Preferences
Meditative Trash Campaigns
Hefty's Trash Time Out Provides Support During the Holiday Season
Craveable Soda Packaging
Sprite is Reviving Its Obey Your Thirst Campaign for a New Generation
Eerie Film-Based Deodorant Campaigns
Secret Deodorant Debuts a Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Commercial
Architecture-Inspired QSR Ads
This New McDonald’s Campaign Encourages Eating at Home
Marketer-Targeted Cereal Ads
Surreal's Out-of-Home Campaign Speaks to Marketers, Not Consumers
Modern Coffee Packaging Designs
Happy™ Products Offers a Range of Coffee to Elevate Mornings
Therapeutic Nature-Inspired Campaigns
Craghoppers Introduces Its Autumn/winter 2024 Campaign
Cross-Category Refreshment Campaigns
Sprite and Pringles Hot Have Teamed Up for a New Campaign
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Cadbury's 24 Out-of-Home Ads Represent the Countdown to Christmas
Modern Tissue Brand Makeovers
Turner Duckworth Redesigns the Kleenex Branding Aesthetic
Gen Z-Influenced Marketing Campaigns
Kraft Heinz is Studying Gen Z's Preferences with New Launches
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Snufff's Portable Design Supports Health and Well-Being on Demand
Scented Fast Food Billboards
McDonald's Set Up a French Fry-Scented Billboard
Confident Smile Campaigns
Aquafresh's New Oral Health Campaign Boosts Children’s Dental Confidence
AI-Powered QSR Campaigns
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Pastel-Hued Energy Drink Packaging
The Rockstar Energy Rebranding Has Enhanced Graphics and More
Herbal Cigarette Packs
Puff Herbals Offers a Filtered Cigs Trio and the Packaging is Chic
Pollution-Removing Murals
This Campaign Sucks by Dentsu Brings Awareness to London's Air Quality
Cancer Awareness CPG Packaging
This Unilever Pink Packaging Marks Breast Cancer Awareness
Theatircally Filmic Champagne Campaigns
Piper-Heidsieck Debuts its 'Twist the Script' Campaign
Mindful-Shopping Campaigns
The Ordinary’s 'Slovember' Campaign Promotes Intentional Shopping
Sculptural Sleek Cannabis Accessories
Kickie Chudikova Joins Gossamer on the Nesting Set
Rugged Legacy Beer Campaigns
Coors Banquet Reinvigorates Start Your Legacy Campaign
70s-Style Cat Snack Ads
Temptations' Creamy Purrrr-ée Treats Star in a Nostalgic Holiday Ad
Alcohol Alternative Campaigns
Free AF's Campaign Normalizes Choosing Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
Mental Health Snack Initiatives
Pringles Relaunched a QR Design for Exclusive Movember Tubes
Erectile Dysfunction Medication Ads
Phoenix Wants to Help Canadian Men ‘Rise Again’
Water Digital Wallet Loyalty Cards
Liquid Death Has Introduced the Liquid Death Country Club
Eco-Minded Millennial Ads
Coors Seltzer's 'Call to Inaction' Campaign Aims to Save Water
High-End Smokewear Bundles
Honest Seeks to Accommodate Various Smoking Routines
Intelligent Nicotine Pouches
LUCY Boasts a Redesigned Nicotine Experience Called Breakers
Adorable Holiday Campaigns
Burberry's Holiday Campaign Spotlights Dogs and Ducklings
Cheerful Healthy Snack Campaigns
Garden Veggie Snacks' YUMbelievably Delicious is Innovative
Kindness-Encouraging Soda Campaigns
The Coca-Cola 'The World Needs More Santas' Ad is Festive
Humorous Natural Deodorant Campaigns
The Every Man Jack 'Still Smell Good' Campaign is Catchy
Paper-Made Oral Care Packaging
ALDI is Rolling Out New Toothbrush Packaging in the UK
Quirky Plant-Based Food Ads
Gosh! Food's Falafel Advertisement is Surprising
Kindness-Promoting Ad Reboots
Coca-Cola’s Christmas Kindness Campaign Returns for the Holidays
Wasteful Shopping Billboards
Not On The High Street's Billboards Highlight a "Don't Gift Guide"
Ageism-Targeting Language Campaigns
Modern Age Has Launched the Aging Index
All-Dark Marketing Campaigns
IKEA Introduces its Darkest Campaign Yet with Try Oslo's Help
Chicken-Centered Campaigns
KFC Released a Campaign Called 'Believe in Chicken'
Legacy Chocolate Brand Packaging
The Cadbury 200th Anniversary is Being Marked with Retro Branding
Tongue-In-Cheek Soda Campaigns
Pepsi Jokes at Coca-Cola in It's Tastes Better Campaign
Discreet Cannabis Gift Boxes
Vivid Cannabis Helps Shoppers Inconspicuously Share the Gift of Weed
Mental Health-Supporting Campaigns
'The Last Photo' is a Suicide Prevention Initiative
Peeling Cheese Packaging Billboards
This Babybel Billboard is Inspired by the Product's Packaging
QSR X-Ray Campaigns
KFC Spain Presents a Chicken X-Ray Campaign to Combat a Stigma
Candid Celebration Campaigns
Edible's "There's an edible for That" Celebrates Even Awkward Moments
Travel-inspired Brand Campaigns
Michelin Launches the On the Road and Beyond! Campaign
Artistic Multi-Beverage Ads
The Coca-Cola Family is Spotlighted in this Unique Ad
Time Capsule-Style Branding Campigns
Coors Light & Patrick Mahomes Present a Unique Project
Interactive Toothpaste Packaging
Bluemarlin Created the Designs for the Colgate Toothpaste Packs
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Absolut's Call It a Night Campaign Promotes Safety
Cheeky Lighter Campaigns
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Recycled Ad Campaigns
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Cheeky Candy Campaigns
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Bubblegum-Scented Kitchen Rolls
Millions Sweets Launches Scented Toilet and Kitchen Roll
Revamped Cotton Swab Branding
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College Football Ad Campaigns
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Mango-Scented Newspaper Ads
Swiggy Instamart Launched a Scented Campaign in the Times of India
Halloween Carbonated Drink Packaging
Tango and 7UP's Two-Litre Packs Get a Spooky Redesign
Sugar-Free Classic Candy Products
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Pink-Accented Bakery Packaging
Toufayan Bakeries is Marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Expansive Vegan Candy Campaigns
This Swizzels Campaign Encourages Retailers to Stock Up
Car Safety-Promoting PSAs
The Ad Council and NHTSA Have Launched a New Never Happens Campaign
Comedic Groundhog Day Campaigns
Lay's Flavor for Days Campaign Taps into Groundhog Day
Celebrative Skincare Packaging
Oxy Acne Care Brand Boasts Neon Design for its 50th Anniversary
Lung Health Awareness Campaigns
The Lung Health Foundation Teams Up with Maggie Mac Neil
Creepy Autumnal Snack Packaging
Walkers Halloween Packs Transform Classic Snacks
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Awareness-Raising Airline Campaigns
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Multi-Faceted Nicotine Addiction Solutions
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Awareness-Raising Pancreatic Cancer Campaigns
PanCAN Debuts the Change the Course Campaign
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Markham Yard Releases the Blood Center Campaign to Inspire Donations
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Utterly Butterly Reignites its On-Pack Promotion with AeroSuperBatics