In 2008, according to a CDC survey, 21% of American adults aged 18 and older were current cigarette smokers, while another 21% had been former smokers, and 58% had smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in his life. (Pleis 10). These statistics demonstrate that nearly half of the US population smokes at some point in their lives. The tobacco industry is huge for providing cigarettes to the quarter of Americans who currently smoke. The statistics resulting from the survey did not even include other types of tobacco products, which are equally harmful. However, even realizing the harm that tobacco products can cause, tobacco companies use a variety of sneaky methods to lure people into buying their product, especially younger people. With all the money flowing in from their consumers, tobacco companies are lobbying Congress and the House to prevent laws and regulations that would cut into their profits. According to tobaccofreekids.org, the tobacco industry spent $10.6 million lobbying Congress in the first half of 2003 (Tobacco-Free Kids). Organizations like the American Legacy Foundation are bothered by the lies told by big tobacco companies; they decided to bring the truth out into the open. The aptly named “Truth” campaign opposes the tactics used by tobacco companies to advertise their products, and the campaign has set out to fight the lies to provide the truth about cigarettes and tobacco. Campaign for Truth's anti-smoking ads present a stunning portrait of smoking that reflects the influence tobacco companies have on young people and also illustrates the consequences of addiction and use. The American Legacy Foundation has published several print ads along with ads broadcast on TV, the Internet, and r...... middle of paper ...... statistics for US adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2008. National Center for Health Statistics.Vital Health Stat 10(242). 2009Spence, Homer E. "Fear Appeals to Marketing. A Social Perspective." The Journal of Marketing 36.3 (1972): 39-43. JSTOR. Network. November 3, 2011. Thrasher, James F. “Corporate Distrust, Tobacco Industry Distrust: Clarifying the Context of Tobacco Prevention Efforts That Focus on the Tobacco Industry.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 47.4 (2006): 406-22. JSTOR. Network. 3 November 2011. .Children without tobacco. Multimedia center. The tobacco industry spent $10.6 million lobbying Congress in the first half of 2003 - Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Campaign for tobacco-free children. 6 November 2003. Web. 06 November. 2011. .