This series is designed to provide teen viewers with up-to-date, research-based information on the dangers of tobacco use. The programs reinforce a strong “no use” message and include the latest science on nicotine addiction, second-hand smoke, short and long-term health consequences, spit tobacco, media and advertising awareness, and cessation methods targeted to teen smokers.
101. No Ifs, Ands, or Butts: Smoking Kills [24:50]
Hairy tongue, head and neck cancers, lung cancer, tar, phlegm, bad breath, yellow teeth, wrinkled skin, people with laryngectomies and many other sights and sounds are presented in this definitive look at the ravages of tobacco. Teen viewers discover that they are prime targets of tobacco advertisers. Viewers meet victims such as twenty-year-old Michael Carmichael who lost half of his leg due to a tobacco-related disease. The program also alerts teens to the newest tobacco dangers of herbal cigarettes and bidis.
102. How I Quit Smoking and Saved My Life [28:30]
Viewers follow Jenny, a typical teenager who is trying to quit smoking. Through Jenny's eyes we learn just how hard it is for her and other teens to break their addiction to both nicotine and the smoking culture they unwittingly adopted. Sure to encourage a lively debate in your classroom, this is not a video that turns smokers into villains; rather it offers them an encouraging message of hope when it comes to breaking the addiction. At the same time, non-smokers will learn how important their support can be to friends who are trying to quit.
103. Secondhand Smoke: A Matter of Life and Breath [11:03]
Today, secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States, causing 53,000 deaths each year. Viewers learn about two different kinds of secondhand smoke: mainstream smoke, which has been inhaled and filtered by the smoker’s lungs, and sidestream smoke, which rises directly from a burning cigarette. Sidestream smoke is 20 times more toxic than mainstream smoke. Students learn that secondhand smoke can cause serious diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, heart disease, pneumonia and cancer.
104. Spit Tobacco Exposed [15:50]
This program presents a strong and memorable message that the use of “smokeless” or spit tobacco can kill and kill quickly. Using interviews with users, former users and cancer patients, the video reveals that chewing tobacco is a disgusting habit that often causes serious health problems, and puts young people at great risk to early disease and death. Stark footage shows some of the devastating damage that spit tobacco or “snuff” does to teeth, gums and mouth.
105. TARGETED! How Tobacco & Alcohol Companies Try to Get You Hooked [23:57]
By targeting young audiences, tobacco and alcohol industries hope to recruit a new generation of faithful customers, despite the potential harm that their products may cause. This program explores the phenomenon of targeting young consumers, and will surely be an eye-opener for students who may prefer to think that they’re not being manipulated by ads and media images.
106. Up in Smoke [28:30]
Young people know they shouldn’t smoke. But do they really know why? This program presents the ugly side of nicotine addiction. Powerful testimonials from laryngectomies (neck breathers) paint a terrifying portrait of what can happen to smokers.
107. Kicking Nicotine: A How-To for Students [29:23]
This program highlights a peer support group of teens who talk about the addictive power of nicotine and share their stories of trying to quit. These plain-speaking young people make it clear that kicking nicotine takes commitment, a plan, and hard work.
108. Beyond Cold Turkey: Tobacco Quitting Methods [17:55]
This program identifies the major medical methods currently available to anyone who wants to stop smoking or chewing tobacco. Two teen presenters offer an overview of nicotine and its addictive properties, as well as an explanation of the withdrawal process. The program looks at FDA approved methods that are commonly used today. Quitting “cold turkey” is also explained. Teens learn that smokers who use nicotine replacement therapy together with a behavioral change program double their chances of successfully quitting.
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