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Quit-smoking contests fail to induce people to kick the habit
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Posted on
Jul 17 2008 2:45 AM
by
adeal
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A new study has revealed that quit-smoking contests fail to induce people to kick the butt. A systematic review of 17 studies involving nearly 6,300 participants showed that despite incentives ranging from lottery tickets to cash payments, quit smoking contests did not help people to kick the habit. In one study, participants were encouraged to toss their cigarettes down the toilet and rewarded with one lottery ticket per day.
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