CDC: Tips From Former Smokers - Terrie H.’s I Wish Tip

Terrie bravely showed the world how years of smoking cigarettes damaged her health. In this video filmed shortly before her death in 2013, Terrie says she regrets ever picking up a cigarette.

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[majoinerful]

If these ads do NOT convince teenagers to quit smoking, I do not know what will!

[miiviscerator]

If that voice and that puffing noise don't convince you not to smoke, nothing can.

[spencerstraub]

Terrie continues to inspire and save lives.

[ConservativeCoinCollector]

Even on her death bed Terrie fought against smoking. RIP

[Orange-icmp]

"I wish I had never seen a cigarette." now that's really strong sentence that sentence accumulate from decades of regrets and sorrow

[sussiq]

Best way, this scares the crap out of me,
don’t tell people show them!
Good work Terri, you helped me quit too.
In memory of a true hero.

[christophermcdavit]

Did she not look terrible? I feel so bad for her only 53

[JavierGarcia-zkwu]

RIP Terrie. I quit smoking 6 months ago. Thanks to people like Terrie i quit from my adiction.

[Ellie-dlpr]

I am so happy I quit smoking. Almost 2 years. If this doesn’t convince someone to stop smoking, I don’t know what will.

[WolfKing-dvxd]

"Much less picked it up and smoked it."
These ads are heartbreaking. If only my father could pay attention to them.

[blackpinkstems]

I still remember terrie's psa 7 years ago. Im sad she passed away

[bgbg]

This hit me very hard. I'm stopping smoking. I'm so sorry you had to go through all that suffering.

[SolBin-bm]

We must end smoking because it may think it makes people cool but it messes them up more
Like if u agree

[sofiagkana]

At 20, she was such a happy person and so beautiful woman.

[Joann.a]

Even so many years after her death, it just keeps breaking my heart seeing her like that. My tears just won't stop falling watching these videos...

[klourdes]

These scared me as a kid and they worked extremely well

[limesalads]

As a young teen, this video is scary to me, not because *I* smoke, but because both my parents smoke

[whitepony]

One of the most powerful commercials I’ve ever seen

[elisahuberman]

This was supposed to make viewers scared straight in order to prevent smoking

[taylorbarnum]

I saw this commercial about 7 years ago. It scared the shit out of little me. Today was the first day I’ve seen her face since. I’m proud of this advertisement for actually helping kids like me not to smoke