2012 Surgeon General's Video Contest:
Tobacco — I'm Not Buying It

On March 8, 2012, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin announced the Surgeon General's Video Contest: Tobacco — I'm Not Buying It, and challenged youth and young adults to speak up about preventing tobacco use. She started the conversation with her own video, entitled "Destiny."

Grand Prize Winner

Tobacco I'm Not Buying It Rap
The Manatee Youth for Christ SOZO team, from Bradenton, Florida, rap about the dangers of tobacco, its effect on youth, and why they're not buying it. This video, created by Dantreal Waiters, was the grand prize winner in the 13-17 age category of the Surgeon General’s Video Contest: Tobacco — I'm Not Buying It.

Second Runner Up

It’s Just Not Worth It
Cigarette smoking has reached an all-time high at Michael Margiotti's school in Moorestown, New Jersey. With students already suffering from shortness of breath and other effects, he details what else they can expect in the future and says: it’s just not worth it. This video was the second runner up winner in the 13-17 age category of the Surgeon General's Video Contest: Tobacco — I’m Not Buying It.

Grand Prize Winner

You Don’t Smoke Cigarettes, Cigarettes Smoke You
People think they smoke cigarettes, but with all the negative health consequences, such as heart disease and asthma, could it be said that cigarettes are smoking us? This video, created by Ayyaz Amjad, was the grand prize winner in the 18-25 age category of the Surgeon General's Video Contest: Tobacco — I’m Not Buying It.

Second Runner Up

Smokers Don’t Understand
What would it be like to get lung cancer when you're not even a smoker? The negative effects of secondhand smoke are examined in this video, created by Jack Carpenter. It was the second runner up winner in the 18-25 age category of the Surgeon General's Video Contest: Tobacco — I’m Not Buying It.

Grand Prize Winner

El Tabaco y la industria
Más del 99% de los consumidores de tabaco adultos empezaron a fumar siendo jóvenes. La industria tabacalera trata de hacer que sus productos sean atractivos para los jóvenes, pero, ¿cuál es la verdad sobre el tabaco? Este video, creado por Sarah Skipper, Karolina Almasi, Taylor Crews, Natalie Curtis, y Malorie McKinnon, ganó en el concurso de videos de la Cirujana General de los EE. UU., en la categoría de español de 18 a 25 años de edad: Tabaco: No me convence.