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
Series
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2009], c2007
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
Similar Films
David with fetal alcohol syndrome
Former Drug Users Work On The Front Lines Of Opioid Crisis In Rhode Island
How America's Opioid Crisis Spiraled Out of Control
You Can Quit, Staying Smoke Free (Puedes dejar de fumar, Mantenerse libre de humo)
Quitting Smoking. Using a Nicotine Inhaler
Cocaine and Crack. Back from the Abyss
Understanding Relapse
Adults and Co-occurring Disorders
Ancient Drugs
Who We Are, Life, Loss and Hope in the Opioid Epidemic
Quitting Smoking. Using Nicotine Lozenges
The Science of Methamphetamine. An Informed Recovery
Addictions counseling. Treating individuals within a family context. Asian-American. Class 6
Stimulants
Through a blue lens. New take on drug abuse prevention