Quitting smoking: which way?

• Jurisdiction: Australia
• Date: 01 February 2012

University of Sydney researchers will study why more than two thirds of smokers who give up the habit permanently do so by going 'cold turkey'. 'Unassisted cessation' or the cold turkey method is the most common form of successful smoking cessation. Recent NSW data shows of smokers and ex-smokers who made a quit attempt, 30-43% used quit smoking medications, less than 10% called Quitline and less than 5% used smoking cessation clinics. "We believe it is time to pay much closer attention to...