Say What! Podcast Episodes
Teen Vaping & Mental Health Pt. 1
Video Length: 10 minutes
This episode features the Say What! Teen Ambassadors discussing their thoughts about friends and family members vaping, the impact advertising from the tobacco industry has had on their community to accept vaping, and how being a part of an organization like Say What! has helped them to educate their friends and family about living vape-free.
Teen Vaping & Mental Health Pt. 2
Video Length: 1 Hour 7 minutes
This episode features Leanne Foell, a mental health therapist and teen advocate, who treats young people who are addicted to vaping and other drugs or who are struggling with their mental health. Leanne discusses why addiction affects teens differently than adults, the difference between vaping nicotine and THC on the teen brain, what a vaping addiction may look like, tips for teens who are trying to quit, how youth can be a supportive friend to someone who is quitting vaping, and the difference between good mental health and bad mental health.
Leanne Foell is a licensed clinical social worker from Dallas, Texas who treats teens who are experiencing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, frustration, and addiction. You can learn more about Leanne by visiting leannefoellspeaking.
Don't Wait! Advocate!
Have you ever wondered what the word advocacy means? Or what an advocate really does? Learn about the different levels of advocacy work, how easy it is to get involved, and how you can step up your advocacy efforts.
Say What! Members Testimonials
How do you Live the Life?
Hear from a few Say What! advocates about how and why they live their life tobacco-free! Want to share your story with us? Write us at TxSayWhat@txstate.edu.
Watch more Say What! member testimonials about the effect of tobacco use in their life and why they live tobacco-free below.
Victor J. DeNoble, Ph.D. was recruited in 1980 by the Phillip Morris Research Center to build a secret research lab and to develop a cigarette with reduced heart risk. After successfully identifying a nicotine substitute that did not elevate the heart rate in animal models, his attempts to publish his work were suppressed by Philip Morris. He was eventually fired and his laboratory and data were seized. In 1994, after a decade of being silenced by a secrecy agreement, Dr. DeNoble became the first whistle-blower to testify before Congress about his research conducted within the tobacco industry. His research showed that nicotine has addictive properties similar to other drugs of addiction. His congressional testimony was the cornerstone for sweeping changes in public policy regarding
tobacco use, the national tobacco settlement and the events leading up to President Obama’s signing into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in 2009. Dr. DeNoble is also the subject of the film documentary "Addiction Incorporated" released in 2011.
Since his congressional testimony, Dr. DeNoble has been speaking to a wide range of audiences about his experience in the tobacco industry and providing education about the science of drug addiction.
The Fabulous Life of Cigarettes
Cigarettes get a lot of love in their lifetime. Between the pesticides and trees used to make them and the fact that they stick around for a while, they’ve got it pretty good. The planet? Not so much. This is one Fabulous Life that needs to end!
Phone
512.245.8082
Mailing Address
Texas School Safety Center
ATTN: Say What Program
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
Say What! was created and designed by young people from across Texas and connects students interested in eliminating tobacco from their schools and communities. The Say What! movement is funded by the Texas Department of State Health Services through a contract with the Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University.
