James started smoking as a kid to be like his father. He discusses his father's health problems and their relationship in this video from CDC's "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=a8d25ffc76911811207bf57aaad9b5ff20120517084852937 To learn more about tobacco control and prevention, go to BeTobaccoFree.gov