Quit smoking is not easy for most people. But with help of iPhone, it
might be a bit easier. Now, smokers who are interested in quitting for good can
get substantial support and assistance from their smart mobile devices iPhones with
new free application offering a live quitline coach and live text to advice on
how to drop the dangerous addiction.
Developed by The George Washington University's School of Public Health
and Health Services (SPHHS) and the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative
(NTCC), “My QuitLine" application
also provides evidence-based treatment for quitting. It connects the user to the National Cancer Institute's
quitline service where they speak to a live quitline coach or use live text to
get advice on quitting.
GW's Dr. Lorien
Abroms, assistant research professor in the Department of Prevention and
Community Health, designed the application with feedback from the NTCC, after
reading an NTCC report about the lack of iPhone software that link smokers to
proven therapies.
"Quitline
counseling has been shown to double a person's chance of quitting smoking. It
is important to make sure that in these new media environments, people still
receive information about what has been proven to work in quitting smoking, and
get access to tools that are based on these proven therapies," said Abroms.
While the Apple app
store has other applications to help people quit smoking, no others use
products or services recommended as effective by the 2008 Public Health Service
Guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.
"The My
QuitLine app finally gives iPhone users access to an evidence-based method to
help them quit smoking. The best part is that it is free and proven to
work," said Todd Phillips, director of the NTCC.
Phone Counseling Hours
(1-877-44U-QUIT): Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m local time. Help is
available in English or Spanish languages and totally free.
Live Help Hours: Monday
– Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m ET.
Do checkout My QuitLine on iTunes. This certainly
can be an effective, free way to quit smoking for all those who are looking out
for help to quit smoking.
iTunes site for My QuitLine: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-quitline/id308725811?mt=8
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