Program Outline:

            Share personal stories about people who have had lung cancer and             smoking related illnesses such as emphysema.

            Teach students simple visualization techniques to help them             realize their potential.

            Muscle tests for allergies to tobacco.

            Share the results of a simple experiment that captured the tar             from 5 filter tip cigarettes and five cigarettes without a filter

            Illustrate aversion therapy and how it works using a can of             cigarette butts

            Explain why nagging won’t work to motivate a smoker to quit

            Demonstrate a simple emphysema breathing technique to             simulate how it would feel to have this disease

            Discuss why people start smoking in the first place – includes a             discussion about why their parents/grandparents may have started             and why teens start smoking today

            Distribute hand-outs for smokers who are ready to quit as well as             pamphlets for students who want to help a smoker quit and some             books for smokers who are not yet ready to quit

            The program concludes with a seven minute home video of an             interview with Emma P. – a woman dying of smoking related
            lung cancer

This is a very interactive program with lots of action and activity to keep the students focused and interested throughout the entire presentation.