Okay , Doctor , tell it to me straight .   If you want to live much longer you have to give up smoking .   I've tried before . Everything I've tried doesn't work .   Maybe with the choice of life or death before you , you will find it easier .   May I see that x-ray again ?   See all these black areas ? That's tar built up in your Lungs .   And that is what's causing my shortness of breath .   Look at it this way , when you quit , you will save money , time and your life ! 