Will your New Year’s resolution kick off the journey to quit smoking? In our final Lungcast™ interview of 2022, Bob Levey, former Washington Post columnist and founder of the Super Stoppers Club, and the Lung Association’s national senior director of tobacco programs, Jennifer Folkenroth, come together to review the intricacies of smoking cessation. The lively and informative discussion outlines the path to a smoke-free life, which is often riddled with hurdles and stressors.

0:16 Ernst Wynder, Evarts Graham and the discovery of smoking - lung cancer risk

1:52 Introducing Jennifer Folkenroth and Bob Levey

4:46 Bob Levey and the Super Stoppers Club

11:25 The clinical effect of group cessation

14:00 Why is it hard to quit smoking?

17:45 The value of cessation support systems and social groups

20:03 Navigating patient concerns around cessation treatments

21:54 Combating stigma and social trends

26:35 Resources for aspiring quitters

31:26 Outro