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If President Obama can't quit smoking, who can?
President Obama admitted yesterday in a White House press conference that he is still smoking cigarettes. Why can’t Barack Obama, highly intelligent, self-disciplined, leader of the free world, kick the habit? David Lazarus talks with experts and listeners about why some people just can’t quit and how to reconcile the president’s smoking habit with other aspects of his personality.
President Obama admitted yesterday in a White House press conference that he is still smoking cigarettes. Why can’t Barack Obama, highly intelligent, self-disciplined, leader of the free world, kick the habit? David Lazarus talks with experts and listeners about why some people just can’t quit and how to reconcile the president’s smoking habit with other aspects of his personality.
Dr. Joseph Haraszti, psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Medicine and USC's Keck School of Medicine