Sounds like those truth ads may be working:

A survey of successful former smokers suggests that anti-tobacco spots on TV were instrumental in helping them break the habit.

That finding was reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The former smokers, all from Massachusetts, said that TV ads were a significant help as they struggled to stay smoke free for more than six months.

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