CDC: Tips From Former Smokers - Christine B.: Smoker

Christine started smoking cigarettes in high school to fit in, but she never thought she smoked enough to be a “real smoker.” She was diagnosed with oral cancer at age 44, and lost her teeth and half of her jaw due to cancer. Christine says if you think this could never happen to you, think again: “If you smoke, you’re a smoker.”

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[ibrahimnabith]

i stopped smoking and vaping 5 days ago. thank you for all these ads for reminding me i always come back to these ads to remind my self of the dangers and give me a boost not to smoke again.

[artisticalex]

I don't smoke and I never will but these commercials make me feel kinda bad for the smokers who didn't expect stuff like this to happen to them.

[pompouswindbag]

Saw this on TV this morning. Bummed me out and really made me think...

[applefan]

You can lose your teeth, voice box, lungs and even sight to smoking, let alone your life. I don’t smoke but I never ever imagined in a million years that smoking can make you lose your jaw.

[NikkiJ]

this breaks my heart, I was a smoker for 10 years but I finally quit 6 days ago...

[cameronboyd]

It feels bad when you don’t have a jaw or teeth. Even if you don’t smoke much, you are still considered a smoker. This is a cause of oral cancer.

[brendaalfonso]

I'm so glad that I gave up smoking I was really young when I started and I gave up aged 30 that was in 2006

[RogerSallee-ud]

If I ever get cancer I would refuse treatment and let it kill me instead of letting the Doctor's operate on me.

[Chamelionroses]

Sadly psas are mostly a waste of money. Most are made fun of by jerks and many react like the lady said " this will never hapoen to me" if they even care in tje first place.

All those that are anti science or choose to be ignorant following woo instead are many.

[bledsoee_]

To be honest she looks prettier now than in the picture at 0:10

[SexyDorito]

If you hashslinging, you a hashslinging slasher