Showing posts with label anti-smoking medication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anti-smoking medication. Show all posts

Feb 8, 2011

iPhone Can Help People Quit Smoking

A new study finds that iPhone software applications designed to help people quit smoking Winston fall short of the mark because they do not meet accepted standards.

Among other things, the study, which appears online and in the March issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that the 47 “apps” reviewed rarely helped users get assistance through counseling, hotlines or anti-smoking medications. About half of the apps supported hypnosis, which has questionable effectiveness.