From Three Packs a Day to Helping Others Quit Smoking

From Three Packs a Day to Helping Others Quit Smoking
Dr. Steven Rosenberg speaking on the "Preston & Steve" morning radio show during the Great American Smokeout in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2014. Courtesy of Dr. Steven Rosenberg
Andrew Thomas
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Smoking is a hard habit to break, and nicotine can be nearly 10 times as addictive as heroin. One man smoked for years, and now that he has quit, he’s helping others do the same.

Dr. Steven Rosenberg is 72 years old, and lives in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. When he was just eight years old, he and his friends would smoke the cigarette butts left behind at a trolley stop every day. By the time he was in high school, he was smoking three packs a day.