No Ifs, Ands, or Butts: Smoking Kills

Hairy tongue, hand and neck cancers, lung cancer, tar, bad breath, yellow teeth, wrinkled skin, and many other sights and sounds are presented in this definitive look at the ravages of tobacco. Teen viewers discover they are prime targets of tobacco advertisers who need young customers to replace the older ones who have died from many tobacco-related diseases. Introduces viewers to young victims, like a 20-year-old who lost half his leg to a tobacco-related disease and his inability to stop smoking. Also alerts teens to the newest tobacco dangers of herbal cigarettes and bidis that attracts young people with appealing packaging. Includes teacher’s resource book and student handouts. 24 minutes. Grades 7-12. Copyright 2001.