Tobacco Prevention Series
How I Quit Smoking and Saved My Life (#102)
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.
Education Record Rights: Recording/duplication allowed as long as IPTV broadcasts the series.
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Program Description: This new 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.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Secondhand Smoke: A Matter of Life and Breath (#103)
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.
- Fri, October 24, 4:33 AM on IPTV
- Fri, October 31, 4:33 AM on IPTV
- Tue, November 11, 4:48 AM on IPTV
- Fri, November 21, 4:33 AM on IPTV
- Mon, November 24, 4:18 AM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of Tobacco Prevention Series aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Beyond Cold Turkey: Tobacco Quitting Methods (#108)
- Kicking Nicotine: A How-to for Students (#107)
- Up in Smoke (#106)
- Targeted: How Tobacco and Alcohol Companies Try to Get You Hooked (#105)
- Spit Tobacco Exposed (#104)
- Secondhand Smoke: A Matter of Life and Breath (#103)
- How I Quit Smoking and Saved My Life (#102)
- No Ifs, Ands, or Butts: Smoking Kills (#101)
