Study participants completed questionnaires that evaluated motivation to
quit smoking, belief in one's ability to
quit, dependence on cigarettes, and nicotine withdrawal.
The 2015 QuitCash Challenge is the seventh
quit and win contest sponsored by QUITPLAN Services since 2008.
Tens of thousands of people who
quit the habit say they feel health benefits, as well as a financial boost.
Christine Dryden, manager of Newcastle NHS Stop Smoking Service said: "We speak to lots of smok-smok ers every year who want to
quit but just need that extra incentive.
Researchers noted that health centers, which serve as "part of the primary care safety net system," are well-positioned to offer smoking cessation assistance to people who want to
quit smoking.
Sometimes one needs to
quit a relationship because all that remains of the original love is toxic and dangerous to one's soul, one's spirit, one's life.
Text-messaging programmes, like Text2
Quit, work by sending advice, reminders and tips that help smokers resist the craving for a cigarette and stick to a
quit date.
Most people should use distraction or call a
quit buddy when a craving reaches 4 or 5 on a scale of 10.
Susan Veldheer, project manager in the Department of Public Health Sciences, predicted that smokers would avoid treatment to
quit if they are highly concerned about gaining weight.
The Brant County Health Unit
Quit Clinic is offering free individual counseling and nicotine replacement therapy with the patch, gum and lozenges for eligible participants.
Through its user-friendly interface,
Quit Pro helps to easily track and tabulate information about when smokers crave for a cigarette, along with what moods or emotional triggers might lead to smoking.
One of the many benefits to working with Conscious Box is that it will help
Quit Tea target health conscious consumers that are already inclined to use natural products.
