Did you know 80% of smokers start before they turn 18? And in 1999 alone, the tobacco industry spent $8.24 billion on marketing? Armed with these facts, you can see why we partnered with Crispin, Porter & Bogusky in February, 2000 to launch the truth smc campaign on behalf of the American Legacy Foundation. Our goal: lower smoking rates among teens. Developed across every medium imaginable, our campaign has helped create a 17.9% drop in smoking among high school students nationwide. And as teens see more truthsm work, there’s an even greater decline (even after variables are accounted for like cigarette tax increases).