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What is the Quit Smart Stop Smoking
Kit? |
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 Quit Smart is
available in a self-help stop smoking
kit and, in many communities, as a
three-session quit smoking class that utilizes the kit plus personalized instruction.
Quit Smart combines several powerful treatment elements —
including hypnosis, medication recommendations and a patented
simulated cigarette — to produce a potent stop-smoking treatment.
The program was developed by Dr. Robert Shipley, director of
the Duke Medical Center Stop Smoking Clinic. |
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There are so many programs out there
to help people stop smoking. What makes Quit Smart different? |
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Quit Smart costs less and takes less time
than other stop smoking programs. It's also more effective. With
most programs, about a quarter of the smokers manage to quit
after six months or a year. In four separate studies, Quit Smart
has produced quit rates up to 66 percent. One study found that
Quit Smart was 2.5 times more effective after a year than the
Breathe-Free Stop-Smoking Program. Quit Smart includes the treatments
that most smokers want: hypnosis, a cigarette substitute and
recommendations for the use of medications such as the nicotine
patch or Zyban tablet. |
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Q. |
Who developed the Quit Smart program? |
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A. |
Robert H. Shipley,
PhD., who has been director of the Duke University Medical Center
Stop Smoking Program since 1977. |
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What does the Quit Smart Kit include? |
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You'll receive the Quit Smart Stop Smoking
Guidebook, the Quit Smart hypnosis CD or cassette tape and a
Better Quit ® Cigarette Substitute. The Kit is available
in English and Spanish. Click here for details. |
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Q. |
What is the Better Quit ®
Cigarette Substitute? |
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A. |
This patented device looks and feels like
a real cigarette. Users can adjust the air flow of the simulated
cigarette to match the draw of their favorite cigarette. A carrying
tube keeps the Better Quit device clean and handy. Better Quit
gives a new ex-smoker something to do with hands and lips, stimulates
relaxing breaths, and provides some of the satisfaction of smoking.
A smoker finds holding and puffing on a cigarette pleasurable
because it has been associated with thousands of pleasurable
"hits" of nicotine to the brain. Since Better Quit
has no nicotine, its use gradually lessens the pleasure associated
with the look and feel of a cigarette. It helps you to simply
quit. |
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How much does the Quit Smart Kit cost? |
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A. |
$31.99, plus shipping. You may order online or by
phoning our toll-free order line at 1-888-737-6278 (U.S. only).
Quit Smart offers an unconditional 90-day guarantee. |
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How much does the Quit Smart class cost? |
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Each Quit Smart instructor sets his or
her own tuition rates. To find an instructor near you, click here. |