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[Wheetsin 714]

I like some of the Truth* ads. Reminds me of what Benetton was doing in the early 90s. There is one with some "cowboys" at a campfire in the street, one singing with a voice box, the other playing the guitar. The song goes something like:

Oh, you don't always die from tobacco

Sometimes you just lose a lung

Oh, you don't always die from tobacco

Sometimes they just snip out your tongue

And you won't sing worth a heck

With a big hole in your neck

Because you dont' always die from tobacco

[Kat817 19]

I find that one of the more effective ones too Wheetsin. Another one they had to pull that really tickled me was where they were all at a party, and a handsome man was eyeing a beautiful woman, he puts a cigarette in his mouth and just as he lights it it goes limp....hinting that smoking may cause other things to go limp. The visual was just funny to me!

Kat

[Carlene 12]

Montana Meth is available on HBO on Demand, if you have that feature. Also, the entire Addiction series. One of the most powerful, most brutal, yet absolutely TRUE documentaries is TV Junkie.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, this documentary follows TV journalist Rick Kirkham's downfall into addiction. The film was assembled from more than 3,000 hours of footage shot by Kirkham of nearly every facet of his life from age 14 on--including the birth of his sons, his frequent cocaine binges, painful family arguments, and even visits from the police. Directed by Michael Cain and Matt Radecki.

I think TV Junkie will soon be available on DVD, if it isn't already. Maybe you can Google it and find it for sale on the Net...I don't know. But it sure would be worth the price.