# CDC- Tips From Former Smokers - Shawn's Struggle to Quit Smoking

In this video, Shawn talks about his addiction to cigarettes and his struggle to quit smoking, even after throat cancer. It wasn't until his voice box was removed that he quit. He finally realized "You either quit smoking or you're going to die." This video is part of CDC's "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign.

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http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=ed046820046be7fc1fbcb98f9076da0320120924154511477

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2012
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CDC-_Tips_From_Former_Smokers_-_Shawn%27s_Struggle_to_Quit_Smoking.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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