CDC: Tips From Former Smokers - Sharon A.’s “Treadmill” Tips Commercial

Sharon started smoking menthol cigarettes at age 13. When she was in her late 30s, she was diagnosed with throat cancer and she quit smoking. Despite repeated surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation, doctors had to remove Sharon’s voice box to save her life. In this commercial, Sharon shares that walking every day makes her feel like herself again-almost.
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  • @chritywilly5215
    @chritywilly52156 жыл бұрын

    I remember when I was a kid I used to be scared of these commercials..

  • @_thebusphotograher_cali

    @_thebusphotograher_cali

    6 жыл бұрын

    I am still scared of those commercials. Because I don’t want to end up like those people. It scares me

  • @subtoapetheticpandacuzthat9792

    @subtoapetheticpandacuzthat9792

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @jossieeeiee

    @jossieeeiee

    4 жыл бұрын

    chrity willy me too

  • @sarah_the_tea_queen1404

    @sarah_the_tea_queen1404

    4 жыл бұрын

    chrity willy you should be scared of this so you won’t starts smoking...that’s like the whole point 😂😅

  • @starboy4148

    @starboy4148

    3 жыл бұрын

    i remember i got scared too just because of the voice i throughly it was creepu

  • @kaustubha7371
    @kaustubha73715 жыл бұрын

    Bro I saw this 2 months ago and I never smoked a single cigarette after that day. The trick is to replace the urge with something like doing pushups. Now I have abs ;)

  • @__igor__

    @__igor__

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good job!

  • @cardboardbox3895

    @cardboardbox3895

    3 жыл бұрын

    How did push ups give you abs?

  • @earthwormlily7425

    @earthwormlily7425

    3 жыл бұрын

    Omg that’s awesome! Good for you!

  • @kaisoncheng9681

    @kaisoncheng9681

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did you relapse? Its my fifth month and I’m bored without it

  • @NataliesArt

    @NataliesArt

    3 жыл бұрын

    good for you!

  • @5Mariner
    @5Mariner6 жыл бұрын

    Poor Sharon. I wish her nothing but the best.

  • @nekusstudios7

    @nekusstudios7

    Жыл бұрын

    100th liker!

  • @lisemorken9718

    @lisemorken9718

    Жыл бұрын

    Well its her fault so dont feel bad

  • @rayvega3163

    @rayvega3163

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@lisemorken9718watch your mouth. Have some human decency, God!

  • @siennathomas6854
    @siennathomas68544 жыл бұрын

    I never smoked in my life.. and it breaks my heart to see you like this Ms Sharon, but there is a favor I need to ask all the smokers.... Please quit now, and don't die! You can quit.. if I/CCD don't/doesn't convince you to quit... Noone will

  • @proto-guest4511
    @proto-guest45115 жыл бұрын

    When I was little I thought she was a robot, but it was just her voice box. I feel bad!

  • @maddielemonz4432
    @maddielemonz44325 жыл бұрын

    I DONT WANNA SOUD LIKE A ROBOT!😭😭😭

  • @mingram7748

    @mingram7748

    3 жыл бұрын

    She doesn't either, but when your voice box is removed you don't have many options.

  • @tonyhawksproskater2406

    @tonyhawksproskater2406

    3 жыл бұрын

    Then don't smoke.

  • @mingram7748

    @mingram7748

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tonyhawksproskater2406 Can also be caused by acid reflux or poor diet. Smoking, however, is the number one cause.

  • @connorlayman8331

    @connorlayman8331

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't start smoking then, or you probably will, or worse.

  • @veljkostojanovic5414

    @veljkostojanovic5414

    Жыл бұрын

    If you dont want to sound like a robot then DONT START SMOKING

  • @maisieaccetta9703
    @maisieaccetta97035 жыл бұрын

    Poor Sharon :( she doesn't deserve this :(

  • @rickynickybillywilly3687
    @rickynickybillywilly36873 жыл бұрын

    She sounds like that old lady from spongebob that's like "Did you say chocolate? I remember when they first came out with chocolate!"

  • @trafalgar5300
    @trafalgar53004 жыл бұрын

    This makes me want to brush my teeth-

  • @Sn4K3kxX-

    @Sn4K3kxX-

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mizuchan 👉🏻👈🏻🥺❤️

  • @Will-lc4sm
    @Will-lc4sm5 жыл бұрын

    Didn't realize that was her voice..poor lady

  • @shelbychilingirian1479
    @shelbychilingirian1479 Жыл бұрын

    I’m Sharon and smoking caused my throat ♋️ my life isn’t the same after all those surgeries and treatments but walking every day makes me feel like myself again well we’ll almost

  • @samlair3342
    @samlair33424 жыл бұрын

    I’ve known smokers who quit. Keeping their sense of humor was difficult. This song and its lyrics can help - “Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette- Smoke, smoke, smoke yourself to death. Tell St. Peter at the Golden Gate you just hate to make him wait, but your just gotta have another cigarette." Search: Tex Williams smoke smoke music

  • @cameronboyd5567
    @cameronboyd55675 жыл бұрын

    I think Sharon is a nice girl, even though she smoked and was able to quit.

  • @ashleyoutlaw4561

    @ashleyoutlaw4561

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Rachel Johnson act gas at

  • @austin3586

    @austin3586

    3 жыл бұрын

    just because she smoked doesn’t make her a mean or bad person. she made a mistake, she’s also in that age range where smoking was advertised as healthy to make profit anyways

  • @camilomartinez3781

    @camilomartinez3781

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shut up allí of You

  • @shanyyra8767
    @shanyyra87674 жыл бұрын

    Is anyone gonna point out how terrifying the voice is😭

  • @olliegoria

    @olliegoria

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s what you gotta settle for when the smokes take your talk box.

  • @earthwormlily7425

    @earthwormlily7425

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ikkk

  • @Undefinedde

    @Undefinedde

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ikr

  • @ahmedtubegamingvlogs5412

    @ahmedtubegamingvlogs5412

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am a bit terrified not b/c of the voice but why she has it

  • @redjackal7823
    @redjackal78236 жыл бұрын

    "Well almost..." Me: Almost what? I don't get it. And I want answers.

  • @scaryhaboob8951

    @scaryhaboob8951

    6 жыл бұрын

    she means "almost" because there is a giant freaking hole in her throat!

  • @anjallama4986

    @anjallama4986

    6 жыл бұрын

    That means she can't go back to how she used to be before she smoked.

  • @grapppilixiousilse7979

    @grapppilixiousilse7979

    5 жыл бұрын

    Chihiro Fujiwara she meant her voice

  • @cjgames1415

    @cjgames1415

    5 жыл бұрын

    Chihiro Fujiwara She means we’ll almost her self

  • @maryokartwii

    @maryokartwii

    5 жыл бұрын

    she means it almost makes her feel like herself again

  • @buzoff4642
    @buzoff4642 Жыл бұрын

    All of these ads miss the most deadly side effect: They've taught the doctors to ignore all else going on with their patients. Quite literally. Raging infection on my finger, undiagnosed, untreated, the doctor left it at "But you smoke." Long COVID, "But you smoke." Even a doctor I know socially, "I don't want to talk to you, if you still smoke." I wonder with these ads, if persons' disease is from the doctors ignoring let alone address their early symptoms with "But you smoke."

  • @frozone-yeah
    @frozone-yeah6 жыл бұрын

    This is what smoking gets people to, sounding like Casey Jr. from Dumbo, with just as much smoke tied with the comparison of the little steam engine that could? Some life. 🚬😟🤢

  • @santinojozefmiller7721
    @santinojozefmiller77213 жыл бұрын

    I love her shoes!

  • @javierfebronio8907
    @javierfebronio89073 жыл бұрын

    This video played before I watched a Terminator Dark fate review. What a coincidence!

  • @jurrenijmeijer8470
    @jurrenijmeijer84702 жыл бұрын

    omg.. I saw the other video of sharon like some time ago and now she has changed so bad… please don’t start smoking and if u do please just look out you don’t wanna end up as this!!🙏

  • @caskit4415
    @caskit4415 Жыл бұрын

    The sad thing is, even when u have watched all these videos and had countless people come to ur school as a kid to show u what its like when the affects of smoking can do to u....its sad that addiction can be so powerful that not only do u loose ur voice..but u loose parts of urself that u wont ever get back. I struggled with addiction since highschool and being allmost 30, i might end up with throat cancer too.

  • @nathanjoerndt8804
    @nathanjoerndt88046 жыл бұрын

    i just seen this commercial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @JacobParadis
    @JacobParadis5 жыл бұрын

    This is what happens after you smoked too much

  • @colorfulpup87
    @colorfulpup875 жыл бұрын

    I saw this on tv, I thought it was fake but I’m not surprised it was real, NNEEEVVVERR SMOKE, AND DONT START. It’s easy to say no to smoking then to suffer cancer and get your voice box removed

  • @austin3586

    @austin3586

    3 жыл бұрын

    that’s funny lol *hits vape*

  • @XenoTronusWeePoo850
    @XenoTronusWeePoo8505 жыл бұрын

    Why do people smoke?

  • @alexisc6155

    @alexisc6155

    5 жыл бұрын

    Many reasons: 1.) To fit in 2.) To help cope with stress 3.) To been seen as "tough" and many more

  • @theydevil.designs

    @theydevil.designs

    5 жыл бұрын

    There are many, MANY different reasons...some do it out of peer pressure, some use it as a stress reliever, some just want to seem cool...but none of these reasons, or any of the reasons I didn’t mention, are a good excuse to smoke.

  • @bigolbologna6915

    @bigolbologna6915

    5 жыл бұрын

    XenoTronus PrimeZilla#21068 - the nicotine in smokes release dopamine in the brain, giving you the feeling of relaxation and stress free. its all the other chemicals in smokes that cause health problems.

  • @eunae4664

    @eunae4664

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Ducks And more ducks well,that's dumb

  • @floatingchimney

    @floatingchimney

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm an ex smoker, thankfully - but I'll tell you why: smoking is incredibly enjoyable and fulfilling, in a way that can not be comprehended by a non-smoker.

  • @earthwormlily7425
    @earthwormlily74253 жыл бұрын

    This is so disturbing

  • @wilbertog.2891
    @wilbertog.28914 жыл бұрын

    She's a voice like a robot

  • @sailormoonfan3017
    @sailormoonfan30173 жыл бұрын

    I was watching price is right I screamed when I came pn

  • @FleetAdmiralDouglas
    @FleetAdmiralDouglas3 жыл бұрын

    Statement: If I had a voice box like that because of throat cancer I would make the best of it and totally want to sound like HK-47. Statement: I would be stating my sentence types everywhere.

  • @DavidMcDoodle
    @DavidMcDoodle Жыл бұрын

    If this won’t get teens to stop smoking then humanity is doomed.

  • @Mrreowmeowmrreowmrowmeow
    @Mrreowmeowmrreowmrowmeow5 жыл бұрын

    *Poor her*

  • @jazzy-chan0512
    @jazzy-chan0512 Жыл бұрын

    Still am..

  • @sharkpuppet2551
    @sharkpuppet2551 Жыл бұрын

    She most likely sounds like a robot

  • @marymonsour5044
    @marymonsour50442 жыл бұрын

    Poor Sharon

  • @Ellie-sx5fm
    @Ellie-sx5fm2 жыл бұрын

    I don’t wanna end up like that but I don’t have the motivation to quit but im scared now 👍

  • @CDC

    @CDC

    2 жыл бұрын

    CALL 1-800-QUIT-NOW to speak with a trained cessation counselor. They can offer advice, support, and information on local quit resources in your area. It's free. We also recommend that you check out our online quit guide for lots of helpful tips and information: You can do this!!! bit.ly/2ilSroz

  • @Ellie-sx5fm

    @Ellie-sx5fm

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CDC okay ty

  • @allistarwav5869
    @allistarwav58693 жыл бұрын

    Watch those wrist rockets

  • @sergiomiranda8776
    @sergiomiranda87769 ай бұрын

    Smoking can make go blind, deaf, or paralyzed depending how bad it is.

  • @bethanyarbon768
    @bethanyarbon7685 жыл бұрын

    I want to know what she did sound like without that made machine?

  • @elephantdanceparty7917

    @elephantdanceparty7917

    3 жыл бұрын

    She wouldn’t sound like anything. She lost her voice box.

  • @karen-vw1jq

    @karen-vw1jq

    Жыл бұрын

    @@elephantdanceparty7917 I think Beth meant how Sharon sounded like before she had the stoma placed in her throat, ie, what her natural voice sounded like. 😏

  • @AdmiNJessE
    @AdmiNJessE5 жыл бұрын

    This is why smoking suck so much

  • @UNKNOWN-gr7fe
    @UNKNOWN-gr7fe4 жыл бұрын

    I wonder why cigarettes is not banned what in the world don't they realized it can kill you?!

  • @olliegoria

    @olliegoria

    3 жыл бұрын

    Money.

  • @lemonjuicegaming6551

    @lemonjuicegaming6551

    3 жыл бұрын

    One reason: MONEY THEY DO IT FOR THE MONEY

  • @oliverprods
    @oliverprods2 жыл бұрын

    I Don't Wanna Sound Like A Robot

  • @cadriaan2474

    @cadriaan2474

    Жыл бұрын

    Then don’t smoke

  • @veljkostojanovic5414

    @veljkostojanovic5414

    Жыл бұрын

    If you smoke QUIT NOW

  • @veljkostojanovic5414

    @veljkostojanovic5414

    Жыл бұрын

    And if you don't smoke DON'T start

  • @laffeydude3558
    @laffeydude35584 жыл бұрын

    Never smoked a cigarette and never will.

  • @lemonjuicegaming6551

    @lemonjuicegaming6551

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good keep it that way I'm proud of you

  • @AJRandom
    @AJRandom3 жыл бұрын

    charli damelio a year later:

  • @jojorobino5312
    @jojorobino5312 Жыл бұрын

    How much was she smoking per day?

  • @johnjgb6178

    @johnjgb6178

    Жыл бұрын

    Two packs

  • @abzuru5011
    @abzuru50116 жыл бұрын

    She's still alive??

  • @CDC

    @CDC

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for inquiring about Tips From Former Smokers® participant Sharon. She is still with us and you can learn more about her story at bit.ly/2FRntMA. We are grateful to Sharon and all of our Tips® participants for having the courage to share their stories in an effort to educate others about the health consequences of smoking. If you or someone you know would like to quit, they can visit CDC.gov/quit or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

  • @youtubehelper3040

    @youtubehelper3040

    6 жыл бұрын

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did terrie die

  • @artisticalex1206

    @artisticalex1206

    6 жыл бұрын

    If she did this commercial recently, then she probably is

  • @CDC

    @CDC

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for inquiring about Tips From Former Smokers® participant Terrie. She passed away from smoking-related cancer in 2013. You can learn more about her story at bit.ly/2vHbAHw. We are grateful to Terrie and all of our Tips® participants for having the courage to share their stories in an effort to educate others about the health consequences of smoking. If you or someone you know would like to quit, they can visit CDC.gov/quit or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

  • @abzuru5011

    @abzuru5011

    6 жыл бұрын

    youtube helper she did like 5 yrs ago bruh

  • @elainejones9299
    @elainejones92992 жыл бұрын

    Just don’t get why people would start smoking when they know it’s bad for them… 😕

  • @citizenundoc
    @citizenundoc5 жыл бұрын

    How old is Sharon?

  • @kaustubha7371

    @kaustubha7371

    5 жыл бұрын

    She will always be 53 years old. Always

  • @user-wk5si9ve5u

    @user-wk5si9ve5u

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kaustubha7371 She died?? Oh no....

  • @sheikahslate0243

    @sheikahslate0243

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@user-wk5si9ve5u no but Terrie died at 53

  • @cheraityannechangkachith8970
    @cheraityannechangkachith89702 жыл бұрын

    After watching these adds I just stay away from them

  • @emilypetsche1
    @emilypetsche1 Жыл бұрын

    Is Sharon still alive?

  • @Brie-The-Raptor

    @Brie-The-Raptor

    Жыл бұрын

    No

  • @cadriaan2474

    @cadriaan2474

    11 ай бұрын

    @@Brie-The-Raptorwait fr

  • @dilekcakmak122
    @dilekcakmak1223 жыл бұрын

    Is she smoking again

  • @anitadhm_

    @anitadhm_

    3 жыл бұрын

    no

  • @marirosas946
    @marirosas9462 жыл бұрын

    So like yea

  • @a.v.j.w.5544
    @a.v.j.w.55445 жыл бұрын

    Hey count,send me a picture of what Sharon looked like when she was 37,52,and 58 years old.

  • @tiktokchannel7174
    @tiktokchannel71743 жыл бұрын

    Pack it up Siri 🤣

  • @user-cm7vz5er5l
    @user-cm7vz5er5l6 жыл бұрын

    قال رسول الله لاضرر ولاضرار

  • @NickCADA
    @NickCADA3 жыл бұрын

    That’s how incredibly cool smoking is.

  • @emiliobello2538
    @emiliobello2538 Жыл бұрын

    Oh my

  • @JorgeSanchez-mq4uj
    @JorgeSanchez-mq4uj4 жыл бұрын

    Why she sounds like a robot

  • @chasehutchison1764

    @chasehutchison1764

    4 жыл бұрын

    her voice box had to be removed

  • @veljkostojanovic5414

    @veljkostojanovic5414

    Жыл бұрын

    She is voiceless

  • @Spookyghost16
    @Spookyghost166 жыл бұрын

    Is terrie cancer free after all the treatments surgeries and radiations

  • @penelopepitstop762

    @penelopepitstop762

    6 жыл бұрын

    Los_angeles _16 No, I read on another thread that Terri passed away.

  • @CDC

    @CDC

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for inquiring about Tips From Former Smokers® participant Terrie. She passed away from smoking-related cancer in 2013. You can learn more about her story bit.ly/2vHbAHw. We are grateful to Terrie and all of our Tips® participants for having the courage to share their stories in an effort to educate others about the health consequences of smoking. If you or someone you know would like to quit, they can visit CDC.gov/quit or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

  • @Spookyghost16

    @Spookyghost16

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ohh

  • @Get_mossed5
    @Get_mossed53 жыл бұрын

    Poor prople

  • @rdjthegreatest
    @rdjthegreatest3 жыл бұрын

    Ned from South Park

  • @abomansour2787
    @abomansour27875 жыл бұрын

    Smoking is too bad but I doubt that cancer is known reason , too many people were smoking for long time and the didn’t die with cancer ... god knows

  • @chasehutchison1764

    @chasehutchison1764

    4 жыл бұрын

    smoking realeases carcinogens into your throat, lungs etc carcinogens are chemicals that cause cancer especially wiht continued inhilation over time

  • @user-sf8ff3ir1u
    @user-sf8ff3ir1u9 ай бұрын

    womp womp

  • @dylanpower1438
    @dylanpower14385 жыл бұрын

    She should of expected that. Why didn’t she just quit. It’s easy

  • @ash5939

    @ash5939

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do you actually have any idea how hard it is to quit? Nicotine is an addictive chemical, that releases dopamine in the brain and helps relieve stress, it isn't as hard to quit as you think, I would know. My mom smoked after my siblings were born to cope with the stress after my dad dying, it took her about 50% of my life to quit, so it took about perhaps 6/12 years to quit. Now come back when you've actually learned something.

  • @user-wk5si9ve5u

    @user-wk5si9ve5u

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ash5939 And just a side note. Nicotine, compared with alcohol or caffeine, is known for its extremly addictive effects. It rates right down to heroin and cocaine. It accelerates the production of dopaminergic hormones. This is the reason for your temporary happiness you get from smoking. But, this "hype" cools down very quickly, and you will immediately want more and more cigarettes. That's how you get addicted.

  • @olliegoria

    @olliegoria

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah it aint

  • @scottpringle5486

    @scottpringle5486

    2 жыл бұрын

    Certainly cut down to 1 a day not easy but doable

  • @cartermatties2069
    @cartermatties20696 жыл бұрын

    10-4 over and out

  • @inxnite4071
    @inxnite40713 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like a separatist droid

  • @TheSicariuss
    @TheSicariuss Жыл бұрын

    Miley Cyrus sounding rough nowadays

  • @ihateme3097
    @ihateme30976 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god, ew!

  • @frozone-yeah

    @frozone-yeah

    6 жыл бұрын

    I hate me look on the bright side, she sounds like the female actress who voiced Casey Jr. 🚂 (the little engine that could) so I think she could play the play the part as well. They both smoke do they not. Nah but seriously I understand how you feel the same way. And to think that back in the day smoking was hip and a new trend to move along with the times. Now look where smoking has gotten people to.

  • @faroshscale

    @faroshscale

    6 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. Don't smoke.

  • @judysuever7183
    @judysuever71833 жыл бұрын

    You sound creepy

  • @liam_37
    @liam_374 жыл бұрын

    she has push to talk on

  • @garycruz6699
    @garycruz66994 жыл бұрын

    Y’all can hate me for this comment but she did this to herself this what life gives you and I don’t feel sorry for her I smoke an kinda heading the same way so don’t feel sorry for when I get a hole in my throat or cancer in my body because these are the choices we make y’all can try to make tobacco illegal but what about other drugs people have choices it’s nobody’s fault but our own there are those that ask for help and those that don’t that’s why I buried my friend who never wanted help

  • @mattsuever2624
    @mattsuever26243 жыл бұрын

    Shut up Sharon that’s creepy.😡😱😡😱😡😱

  • @jpitt
    @jpitt2 жыл бұрын

    No one forced you to smoke just like no one forced me to smoke but the commercials are being forced on people to watch. What about the homeless or people starving for food. I quit smoking but I'm so sick n tired of the tv commercials flooding the air ways. Rated PG or R