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Successful Aging: Smoking Cessation

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Black and white image of a man in a suit. He stands and points at a board with words as if he is presenting a nineteen sixties T, V advertisement. Text on screen reads the same as the caption. Caption. Camels agree with more people than any other cigarette.

Provides seniors information on the dangers of smoking. Looks at archival film footage of cigarette advertisements. Emphasizes that quitting smoking greatly reduces chances of serious health risks. Explains why quitting smoking is so difficult for so many people. Discusses different methods used to help people stop smoking. Looks at the positive health benefits after quitting.

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Runtime: 26 minutes 31 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Health and Safety
Subtopic: Aging, Health Care, Tobacco
Grade/Interest Level: 12
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Release Year: 2001
Producer/Distributor: Aquarius Health Care Videos
Series: Successful Aging
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Senior man seated on a couch with oxygen tubing in his nose and a blood pressure cuff on his upper arm. He watches a woman as she positions a stethoscope at his elbow joint. Caption. And the next is to palliate, or to lessen, the effect.

Senior woman sits outdoors in a patio chair. She looks downward at a book on her lap. 1 hand holds several pages that appear ready to turn. Caption. They may be struggling with dementia.

Group of seniors wearing exercise shorts or pants are standing and doing steps in an exercise room. Their exercise instructor models movements at the front of the class. Caption. By what we do in terms of physical activity.

Senior woman speaks with a chef who is demonstrating food preparation. They stand behind a kitchen table with a small burner unit and containers of ingredients. Caption. Clogged arteries and can lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Group class of seniors laying on top of an exercise mat with their heads raised and their legs and arms raised and bent at their knees and elbows. Armchairs are next to each person. Caption. I don't lose my balance any more.

Partial view of a home with a long, wooden ramp leading to the front door. Patches of snow appear around the home. Caption. One can continue to stay in their own home.

Black and white image of a man in a suit. He stands and points at a board with words as if he is presenting a nineteen sixties T, V advertisement. Text on screen reads the same as the caption. Caption. Camels agree with more people than any other cigarette.