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Smoking: Truth or Dare is a powerful program that graphically demonstrates the risks of tobacco to teens and others who use tobacco.

This 38-minute introductory program teaches the viewer to turn former street skills into "street smarts" for staying clean and sober. Seven recovering addicts from urban neighborhoods who are now doing well describe the real situations they face every day-- and how they deal with them so that they don't pick up. They stress 8 essential skills:

* Accepting disappointments without resorting to drug use

* Coping with chronic stress

* Resisting the lure of "easy money"

* Avoiding going back to the old spot

* Resisting the pull of the street life

* Planning to handle offers

* Maintaining complete abstinence

* Using a support system.

This 38-minute program focuses on dealing with relationships when the client is in early recovery (and beyond). It teaches the viewer to anticipate and prepare for the challenging high-risk situations that come up with families, partners and children. Topics include:

* Coping with an unsupportive or dysfunctional family

* Avoiding the trap of rescuing others

* Avoiding new romantic involvements for the first year

* Men's ans women's issues in early recovery

* Dealing with the triggers involved in sex

* Issues related to safe and sober sex

* Dealing with guilt over past parenting mistakes

* Coping with the stress of parenting in recovery

Use Family Recovery Basics to begin a family program or complement an existing one. It is ideal for use in a variety of settings, including health care, addiction treatment, mental health treatment, correctional facilities, community groups, and educational settings.

Part Three: "Telling Your Story"

Dr. Nuckols explains how your past consists of the ingredients that make you who you are today. Breaking old patterns opens up new possibilities that will allow you to break away from old destructive behaviors. He discusses the importance of telling your story to help you understand where you came from and where you are now.