Man in Anti-Smoking Ads Still Smokes
January 12, 2008
This photo provided by the New York State Department of Health on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, shows an ad for the state's anti-smoking campaign featuring Skip Legault, a lifetime smoker who has suffered an amputated leg, two heart attacks and a stroke. Legault, who once smoked three packs a day and attributes his ailments to smoking, can't kick the habit, he still smokes half a pack a day. (AP Photo/NYS Department of Health)
(AP) -- He's the poster boy for the state's new anti-smoking campaign. But 48-year-old Skip Legault is still smoking - despite an amputated leg, two heart attacks and a stroke. The state Department of Health confirmed Friday that they chose a smoker for the ads, saying it helps underscore the risks associated with nicotine addiction.
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