Smokers Need More Than Motivation To Quit

by Brenda Wilson, NPR

It's been nearly half a century since U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry declared that smoking was linked to lung cancer and was hazardous to health. Since then, smoking in the United States has been on the decline. How have most smokers left the habit behind? Some need medications like nicotine gum and patches to kick the habit.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, February 15, 2010