Body Damage
Think people who smoke are cool? Not when you have a look at their insides. Here is a graphic collection of images of the devastating effects smoking exerts on the human body.
Visual resources
These visual resources come from a variety of sources. Note that ASH does not own these images and cannot grant formal permission for their use.
Further resources may be found on our YouTube channel here and on flickr here.
Poster child
Produced by the Health Ministry of British Columbia, this poster showing a young girl smoking serves as a vivid reminder of why smoking is not such a good idea. Click here to download the image.
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ASH Plain Pack
An example of a plain cigarette pack, produced by ASH
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'smokers make poor swimmers'
High res version of the artwork developed for ASH depicting the effect of smoking on male fertility, created by Clear Marketing Communications. Writer: Andy Fenton, Art Director: Jason Chadwick. Click here to download the image.
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Ugly
Many people may have seen this anti-smoking poster by now; nonetheless it still retains some memorably horrible imagery. Click here to download the image
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Dead Cool Smokers
Mike Foster has collected images of 'cool' celebrities who have died of smoking related diseases, as well as some images of contemporary celebrities who smoke. He also provides short biographies with information on their lifespan and the causes of their deaths.
Mike Foster has collected images of 'cool' celebrities who have died of smoking related diseases, as well as some images of contemporary celebrities who smoke. He also provides short biographies with information on their lifespan and the causes of their deaths.
World Lung Foundation Image Library
The Lung Health Image Library is a comprehensive collection of several thousand high and low resolution photographs related to lung health worldwide.
The Lung Health Image Library is a comprehensive collection of several thousand high and low resolution photographs related to lung health worldwide.
20th Century Tobacco advertisement collection
Collected by Richard Pollay, this enormous collection of advertising materials used by the tobacco companies over the years is a good starting point for looking at the different approaches used to market tobacco.
Collected by Richard Pollay, this enormous collection of advertising materials used by the tobacco companies over the years is a good starting point for looking at the different approaches used to market tobacco.
Australia - Aorta Poster
Poster with fat oozing from the heart's main blood vessel.
Poster with fat oozing from the heart's main blood vessel.
10 Things You Should Know About Shisha
QUIT’s youth department, Quit Because, has recently uploaded a video to YouTube called ’10 Things You Should Know About Shisha/Hookah’. Many comments have already been posted. Both the comments and the video can be viewed here.
QUIT’s youth department, Quit Because, has recently uploaded a video to YouTube called ’10 Things You Should Know About Shisha/Hookah’. Many comments have already been posted. Both the comments and the video can be viewed here.
The Campaign for tobacco-free kids' ad gallery
Another huge, but searchable and user-friendly, database of tobacco ads from over the years.
Another huge, but searchable and user-friendly, database of tobacco ads from over the years.
Tobacco Control Supersite - Health effects of smoking
A collection of images from Simon Chapman's Tobacco Control Supersite, which depict the gruesome toll smoking can exert upon the body.
A collection of images from Simon Chapman's Tobacco Control Supersite, which depict the gruesome toll smoking can exert upon the body.
Medical Images on the Web
There are many online medical-image libraries available over the internet. Here, the McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University of Nebraska has put together a directory of links leading to some of these image libraries.
There are many online medical-image libraries available over the internet. Here, the McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University of Nebraska has put together a directory of links leading to some of these image libraries.
