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How a Text Messaging Program Helped Smokers Trying to Quit
November 28, 2011 Smokers trying to quit who took part in a text messaging program called txt2stop more than doubled their chance of kicking the habit. Some smokers said that the text messages were like having an angel on their shoulder. Fully 10.7 percent of smokers who received the text messages succeeded at quitting smoking, compared to 4.9 percent of smokers who received only generic text messages. Quitting was defined as six months of not smoking, with no more than five cigarettes smoked during this period. This was biochemically verified.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/11/how-a-text-messaging-program-helped-smokers-trying-to-quit/248770/
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