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ART CARD: A TIP FROM A FORMER SMOKER®
We see a close up of Tammy breathing in with her eyes closed.
TAMMY: I thought I was doing everything right.
Cut to Tammy taking a cut up pineapple out of the fridge. She pours it in a bowl and walks around her home eating it.
I ate right. I went to the gym and I ran every day.
Cut to Tammy walking down the stairs to go on a run.
SUPER: Tammy W., 50, Tribal Member, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
Cut to Tammy speaking to camera in her home.
TAMMY: I smoked menthol cigarettes because I thought they were healthier. Menthol cigarettes didn't seem as harsh.
Cut to images of Tammy in a hospital bed hooked up to several machines.
TAMMY: When surgeons open your chest at age 44 because of heart disease from smoking, you learn quickly…
Cut to Tammy speaking to camera in her home.
TAMMY: There is no healthy cigarette.
ART CARD: Menthol cigarettes are just as damaging as other cigarettes.
ANNCR : Menthol cigarettes are just as damaging as other cigarettes.
ANNCR: You can quit. For free help, visit CDC.GOV/TIPS
ART CARD: You can quit. For free help, visit CDC.GOV/TIPS
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