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Debi Austin, now 60 years old and smoke-free, frightened a generation of adolescents into reconsidering the deadly habit back in According to The Denver Post , California officials are bringing Austin back to campaign against smoking once again.

If I walked in with a scarf over my neck, it wouldn't send home nearly the impact than if they saw [the hole in my throat]. Los Angeles Times reports that Austin started smoking at 13 and remained a heavy smoker -- averaging two- to three- packs a day -- even after her laryngectomy in Months after the ad aired, though, Austin stopped. Since the state-sponsored advertisement aired, her health has deteriorated.

From breast cancer surgery and the removal of intestines to her current battle with stomach cancer and emphysema, Austin has struggled. Austin started smoking when she was a teenager and remained a two- to three-pack-a-day smoker until she finally quit.

In a statement on the state Department of Public Health's website, officials called Austin California's "most well-known anti-tobacco advocate" and that the advertisement "Voicebox" is "the most-recognized and talked about California tobacco control ad. Ron Chapman of the agency said in the statement. She was an inspiration for Californians to quit smoking and also influenced countless others not to start," Chapman said.

She was passionate and outspoken about what she believed in and deeply touched all who knew her or heard her story. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback. Anti-smoking icon dies at Woman made famous in ad that showed her puffing through hole in her neck dies of throat cancer after year battle Debi Austin shocked the nation by taking a drag through her laryngectomy scar She had her first cigarette in junior high, an unfiltered Camel she stole from her father She finally quit smoking eight months after the commercial aired Austin spent decades fighting for against cancer, upper-respiratory infections, and emphysema She became a crusader educating children on the risks of smoking By Daily Mail Reporter Published: BST, 28 February Updated: BST, 28 February e-mail 33 View comments.

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