# CDC- Tips From Former Smokers - Rebecca- Vicious Cycle

Rebecca struggled with depression. In this video from CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign, Rebecca explains how she used to smoke to cope with her depression, but ended up feeling more depressed. She realized that cigarettes weren’t helping her and knew she had to quit. In her words, “It’s about taking control of your life.” She quit and found that there is life beyond smoking.

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https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/videos/rebecca-vicious-cycle.mp4

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2016
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CDC-_Tips_From_Former_Smokers_-_Rebecca-_Vicious_Cycle.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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