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Talk It Out: Smoking Tobacco It's Your Choice

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Social attitudes towards smoking have changed drastically over the past several decades. Viewers learn the short-term and long-term effects of smoking and vaping. Students will see real, vivid scientific demonstrations of the damaging effect of smoking on the respiratory system and circulatory system. Animation and graphics help to present how smoking negatively affects every part of the human body. Part of the "Talk It Out" series.

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Closeup of a teenage boy facing camera as he looks down at rows and stacks of prescription bottles. Caption. When used for a long time.
Talk It Out
Episode 1
12 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white closeup of a male doctor smiling broadly at camera. He holds a lit cigarette as if in an advertisement. Text on screen reads, "Just what the doctor ordered!" Caption. Narrator. Even medical doctors promoted brands of cigarettes.
Talk It Out
Episode 2
16 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man sits at a table and holds his fist over his mouth. A take-out burger is near him as another person's hand reaches for it. Text above man reads, "Is associated with fun, coolness and success." Text below reads, "Carlton Beer T, V commercial."
Talk It Out
Episode 3
12 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup profile of a teenage girl holding a cigarette to her lips, smoking. She stares forward and appears to be in a garden setting. Caption. Most kids say, when doing something risky.
Talk It Out
Episode 4
14 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a teenage boy and girl sitting together on a couch as they look at each other, smiling and talking. Text on screen reads, "Flirting. Behaving as though you're attracted." Caption. In the past, flirting only existed in the physical world."
Talk It Out
Episode 5
15 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a teenage girl with her eyes open and a worried expression lying on a bed in a darkened room. Caption. Jessica has trouble sleeping.
Talk It Out
Episode 6
16 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration of nerve cells and the connections between them. Caption: It targets the brain's reward system
Talk It Out
Episode 7
13 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a teenage girl looking away from camera. Her eyes are open with her eyebrows gently arched. She smiles while speaking.
Talk It Out
Episode 8
18 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Extreme closeup profile of a teenage girl looking to the side and up. She appears to be worried as she holds a slice of pizza in front of her mouth. Caption. Are anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder.
Talk It Out
Episode 9
17 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a teenage girl looking away from camera. Her eyes are open with her eyebrows gently arched. She smiles while speaking. Caption. I've been bulimic since I was 9.
Talk It Out
Episode 10
15 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

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    Karen R. (Bremerton, WA)
    January 10th, 2024 at 03:35 PM

    Highly recommend for high school Health class.

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    Adrienne T. (Barrington, IL)
    October 27th, 2021 at 09:03 AM

    Great video with lots of helpful information for students to learn about tobacco.

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    Taralyn B. (Omaha, NE)
    October 24th, 2019 at 02:06 PM

    It is informational but in a fun way that the students liked!

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