Man in anti-smoking ads still smokes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080112/ap_on_he_me/anti_smoking_smoker"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080111/capt.6f0336ecf8a14e76af13701bfa30d847.anti_smoking_smoker_nyr101.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=JKZ8f6bYibfS5uH9.Ir9jQ--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="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)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>

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