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The Truth About Tobacco - An Anti-Smoking Anti-Tobacco Educational Video for teen smoking prevention - For Grades 6 12 [VHS]
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The Truth About Tobacco - An Anti-Smoking Anti-Tobacco Educational Video for teen smoking prevention - For Grades 6 12 [VHS] | VHS Tape

Starring: Patrick Reynolds
Directed By: Patrick Reynolds

List Price: $99.00  
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Binding:  VHS Tape
Rating:  G (General Audience)
Run Time:  38 minutes
Format:  Dolby, NTSC
Studio:  Tobaccofree.org
Number of Discs:  1
Release Date:  April 15, 2001
Sales Rank:  42,525nd


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Product Description
With award-winning TV spots, film clips, live talk, photos and anti-smoking graphics The Truth About Tobacco is a multimedia presentation which helps empower youth to stay tobacco free and drug free. This video motivates and inspires students. Fully licensed for showing in schools, the video -- Emphasizes the addictiveness of nicotine -- Opens students' eyes to how tobacco advertising can manipulate teens -- Creates a new perception of stars who glamorize smoking in TV and films -- Motivates teens to resist peer pressure to smoke -- Provides students with a formula for saying no, and gives clear examples -- Empowers students to also make responsible choices about drugs and alcohol -- INITIATION Reynolds offers youth his unique initiation into life. -- Stresses the importance of talking about problems, and not isolating (especially useful for at risk students) -- Studies show that today s teens have significantly increased worries and doubts about the future. Mr. Reynolds believes this is a significant factor in teen smoking and drug use. To address this, he includes a section near the end which aims to strengthen their faith in the future. Catch my faith that there are wondrous times ahead. You ll need your health, every precious bit of it, in the incredible, amazing years before you. So don t smoke, and don t drink, and don t use drugs -- because the future is looking great! I close with this promise: the Smokefree society is coming one day -- and it s coming because of you. He makes four points during this section of his talk: "First, talk about your worries to another person -- a trusted teacher, the school counselor, or your parents and friends. It's good to talk to another person about what troubles you." "Second, think positive. While it's good to talk about your concerns, but if you have a lot of negative thoughts, also try to think more positive." Reynolds gives examples of positive thinking. "Third, reevaluate what real wealth is -- It's not just about material things. It's about time we spend with family and friends, connecting with nature...." "Lastly, catch my faith -- my rock solid faith -- that everything will be OK, no matter what happens! So stay tobacco, drug and alcohol free, for the wondrous, amazing years ahead of you, in this 21st Century. You'll need your health in the incredible times that lie ahead of all of us." We invite you to watch our online video video / audio clip of this section: it's Clip 5 on our clips page. The full video is divided into two parts, 20 minutes and 18 minutes, for viewing on separate class days. This allows time for class discussion. -- Teacher's class discussion guide -- Award-winning TV spots, live talk, film clips, photos and graphics -- Offers students a great anti-smoking website, for follow-up study


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)

The best & most up-to-date video on teen tobacco prevention by Patrick Reynolds (Los Angeles, CA USA) 5 Stars
March 19, 2003
I have recently reviewed and evaluated a tobacco use prevention video that I would like to tell you about, "The Truth about Tobacco," which features Patrick Reynolds. He is a grandson of RJ Reynolds, and a renowned tobacco prevention speaker at schools throughout the nation. This video, which shows a live talk to high school students by Mr. Reynolds, is a compelling and honest overview of the health problems caused by tobacco. The video is an excellent fit with our high school unit on tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. It meets all of our factual information objectives on tobacco use. It is the best and most up-to-date video on the topic of teen and adult tobacco use. It has no weaknesses! In my opinion, after viewing many similar videos, it is the best video available. As a result of our review and evaluation, we are purchasing this video for all of our high schools. We are also thinking of bringing Patrick Reynolds in to speak to our students 'live' and are now exploring getting sponsorship through the local County health department and/or our local hospitals. Evidently hospitals like cosponsoring, because he gets good local media coverage, which builds goodwill for them. I feel so positive about this program that I wanted to share this information with you. Russell HenkeEvaluator of Health Education materials Montgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery County, Maryland
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