This video takes a frank, unbiased look at an important issue affecting teens in today's culture: smoking.

It features real teens (not actors) relating their own stories, in their own words. It gives you a candid look at real-life concerns teens face in today's world, from their own perspective.

Subjects covered include:

• Why teens smoke cigarettes.
• The health risks.
• Smoking and peer pressure.
• Dealing with peer pressure.
• The chemicals found in cigarettes.
• Addiction.
• Other tobacco products.
• Resources to help stop smoking.

Advice is presented in a practical, useful style that teens can relate to. It's less like a lecture and more like advice from peers on how to get by in the sometimes complicated world that teens face.

Instructions on how to download a subject-specific teacher's guide, which can help prompt additional discussion, is available within the package. This video is one of 10 that makeup the special Real Life Teens video set.

For grades 8-12
Length: 23 minutes