Introducing tobacco. Risks, laws, and habits
Description
It leads to bad breath, yellow teeth, and black lungs-so why is smoking such a popular pastime? What enables the tobacco companies to snare young consumers so effectively? How do advertising, Hollywood imagery, and peer pressure fit into the equation? This program explores the cold, hard facts about cigarette smoking, including legal issues surrounding it and the impact it can have on both users and non-users. Tobacco and addiction experts share their knowledge with viewers regarding short- and long-term health effects. Also included are revealing insights from Australia's battle against the tobacco scourge and a dramatized story of a young girl who loses her father to lung cancer, due to smoking.
Runtime
22 min
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Date of Publication
[2009], c2007
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Films on Demand
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