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'Easyway' suggest that it has helped 50 million Smokers Worldwide [https://www.allencarr.com/ cease Smoking]

'Easyway' has just announced a partnership with WHO:- Allen Carr's Easyway Partners With the World Health Organisation for a Global Year-long Campaign to Support More Than 100 Million People as They 'Commit to Quit' Smoking https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/allen-carr-s-easyway-partners-with-the-world-health-organisation-for-a-global-year-long-campaign-to-support-more-than-100-million-people-as-they-commit-to-quit-smoking-806429693.html?fbclid=IwAR3Kb9gvi7NUroMGE7CEN9fdjT1xA52LAQOK9YsQklsBF5FhXzEmnym5QL0

'Easyway' has just announced a partnership with WHO:- Allen Carr's Easyway Partners With the World Health Organisation for a Global Year-long Campaign to Support More Than 100 Million People as They 'Commit to Quit' Smoking [https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/allen-carr-s-easyway-partners-with-the-world-health-organisation-for-a-global-year-long-campaign-to-support-more-than-100-million-people-as-they-commit-to-quit-smoking-806429693.html?fbclid=IwAR3Kb9gvi7NUroMGE7CEN9fdjT1xA52LAQOK9YsQklsBF5FhXzEmnym5QL0 Press release ]

==~~Its success rate~~==

==Methodology used==

It ~~should be noted~~ that ~~an RCT exists, [[~~https://~~journals~~.~~sagepub~~.com/~~doi/full/10.1177/014556131709600701|Randomized, Controlled Trial~~ Using ~~Best~~-~~Selling Smoking~~-~~Cessation~~ Book~~]] that did not find that 'Easyway' was particularly~~, ~~if at all effective~~

* It primarily tries to disassociate from the "addiction" terminology

* Relies a bit on self-diagnosis on why people smoke

* Specifically that smoking is often a mental habit

* Instead of focusing on negative health consequences tries to instill that there are often no benefits from smoking. <br> "Carr points out giving up cigarettes is essentially giving up nothing." <br> See also: https://www.wikihow.com/Quit-Smoking-by-Using-an-Allen-Carr-Book

* Additionally prepares quitters for withdrawal and copying mechanisms, setting quit dates, and the like.

~~A RCT exists that is altogether more [https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/tobaccocontrol/28/4/414.full.pdf positive]~~

== Its success rate==

Another ~~very~~ recent 2020 entry [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.14897 Comparison of Allen Carr's Easyway programme with a specialist behavioural and pharmacological smoking cessation support service: a randomized controlled trial] ~~is neutral in its~~ conclusions 'There was no clear evidence of a difference in the efficacies of the Allen Carr's Easyway (ACE) and specialist smoking cessation support involving behavioural support and pharmacotherapy'.

It should be noted that an RCT exists [ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/014556131709600701 Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial Using Best-Selling Smoking-Cessation Book] that did not find that 'Easyway' was particularly, if at all effective

[https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/28/4/414.abstract Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking - A randomised clinical trial] < more positive findings

A RCT exists that is altogether more [https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/tobaccocontrol/28/4/414.full.pdf positive] though it should be noted the study was funded by ACE (Allen Cars Easyway) as is mentioned here https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/sfts-nss011620.php, therefore, approach with caution. Indeed any vaping study that is funded by a vaping company is often fobbed off as 'propaganda', and dismissed no matter how solid the findings!

Another partially funded by Allen Carr study [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189200/ The effectiveness of the Allen Carr smoking cessation training in companies tested in a quasi-experimental design]

The recent 2020 entry [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.14897 Comparison of Allen Carr's Easyway programme with a specialist behavioural and pharmacological smoking cessation support service: a randomized controlled trial] has conclusions 'There was no clear evidence of a difference in the efficacies of the Allen Carr's Easyway (ACE) and specialist smoking cessation support involving behavioural support and pharmacotherapy'.

A much older appraisal of 'Easyway' exists, produced by Dr [[Jonathan Foulds]] is shown

:"~~In general, we would summarise~~ that ~~Allen Carr Easyway~~ is ~~another quitting method that enjoys a good measure of popularity~~, ~~however~~, ~~where it fits in this perceptive summary from Dr Foulds ''~~Generally speaking, a 1-year quit rate above 10% is not bad, 20% is very good, and 25% is awesome'' ~~unclear and debatable, unsubstantiated data from Carr~~'~~s clinics claim 90% success rate in aiding smokers to stop for three months."~~

"The bottom line is that anyone who claims they have an 80% or higher success rate in helping typical smokers to abstain long-term is kidding themselves or trying to fool you. Same goes for anyone claiming >50%, particularly if there is no pharmacological component to the intervention. This includes varenicline, e-cigs or anything else we currently have. Generally speaking, a 1-year quit rate above 10% is not bad, 20% is very good, and 25% is awesome."

His brief 1996 evaluation of 'Easyway' is re-produced here

[[File:AllencarrBriefEvaldec1207.pdf|thumb|center|Brief evidence review for 'easyway' ]]

~~From~~ an ~~email we received 28th Dec~~, ~~again from Dr [[Jonathan Foulds]]:~~

To attempt to provide an overall Summary by ourselves with such conflicting evidence is problematic, suffice to state that it works for significant numbers of people, but over-inflated success claims need treating with great caution.' Easyway' fits neatly into the preferred 'Cold-Turkey' category advanced by the anti-nicotine and anti-pharma. faction of Tobacco Control.

~~:"The bottom line~~ is that ~~anyone who claims they have a 80% or higher success rate in helping typical smokers to abstain long-term is kidding themselves or trying to fool you. Same goes~~ for anyone claiming >50%, particularly if there is no pharmacological component to the intervention. This includes varenicline, e-cigs or anything else we currently have. Generally speaking, a 1 year quit rate above 10% is not bad, 20% is very good, and 25% is awesome."

It is noted that neither NCSCT nor NHS Smokefree includes 'Easyway' as part of their package of approved methods for Quitting Smoking despite its existence for over two decades.

==Cost of the ~~easyway~~ program==

==Cost of the 'Easyway' program==

Costs of Stop Smoking [https://www.allencarr.com/easyway-stop-smoking/#smokingprogramme Seminars are of the order £299], the small book ~£15, [https://www.allencarr.com/easyway-stop-smoking/how-to-quit/ Free Advice]

==~~video~~==

==Video ==

[[Clive Bates]] on morning TV discusses the method.

[[Category:Courses]]

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 'Easyway' suggest that it has helped 50 million Smokers Worldwide [https://www.allencarr.com/ cease Smoking]
-'Easyway' has just announced a partnership with WHO:- Allen Carr's Easyway Partners With the World Health Organisation for a Global Year-long Campaign to Support More Than 100 Million People as They 'Commit to Quit' Smoking https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/allen-carr-s-easyway-partners-with-the-world-health-organisation-for-a-global-year-long-campaign-to-support-more-than-100-million-people-as-they-commit-to-quit-smoking-806429693.html?fbclid=IwAR3Kb9gvi7NUroMGE7CEN9fdjT1xA52LAQOK9YsQklsBF5FhXzEmnym5QL0
+'Easyway' has just announced a partnership with WHO:- Allen Carr's Easyway Partners With the World Health Organisation for a Global Year-long Campaign to Support More Than 100 Million People as They 'Commit to Quit' Smoking [https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/allen-carr-s-easyway-partners-with-the-world-health-organisation-for-a-global-year-long-campaign-to-support-more-than-100-million-people-as-they-commit-to-quit-smoking-806429693.html?fbclid=IwAR3Kb9gvi7NUroMGE7CEN9fdjT1xA52LAQOK9YsQklsBF5FhXzEmnym5QL0 Press release ]
-==Its success rate==
+==Methodology used==
-It should be noted that an RCT exists, [[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/014556131709600701|Randomized, Controlled Trial Using Best-Selling Smoking-Cessation Book]] that did not find that 'Easyway' was particularly, if at all effective
+* It primarily tries to disassociate from the "addiction" terminology
+* Relies a bit on self-diagnosis on why people smoke
+* Specifically that smoking is often a mental habit
+* Instead of focusing on negative health consequences tries to instill that there are often no benefits from smoking.  <br>  "Carr points out giving up cigarettes is essentially giving up nothing."  <br>  See also: https://www.wikihow.com/Quit-Smoking-by-Using-an-Allen-Carr-Book
+* Additionally prepares quitters for withdrawal and copying mechanisms, setting quit dates, and the like.
-A  RCT exists that is altogether more [https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/tobaccocontrol/28/4/414.full.pdf positive]
+== Its success rate==
-Another very recent 2020 entry [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.14897 Comparison of Allen Carr's Easyway programme with a specialist behavioural and pharmacological smoking cessation support service: a randomized controlled trial] is neutral in its conclusions 'There was no clear evidence of a difference in the efficacies of the Allen Carr's Easyway (ACE) and specialist smoking cessation support involving behavioural support and pharmacotherapy'.
+It should be noted that an RCT exists [ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/014556131709600701 Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial Using Best-Selling Smoking-Cessation Book] that did not find that 'Easyway' was particularly, if at all effective
+[https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/28/4/414.abstract Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking - A randomised clinical trial] < more positive findings
+A  RCT exists that is altogether more [https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/tobaccocontrol/28/4/414.full.pdf positive] though it should be noted the study was funded by ACE (Allen Cars Easyway) as is mentioned here https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/sfts-nss011620.php, therefore, approach with caution. Indeed any vaping study that is funded by a vaping company is often fobbed off as 'propaganda', and dismissed no matter how solid the findings!
+Another partially funded by Allen Carr study [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189200/ The effectiveness of the Allen Carr smoking cessation training in companies tested in a quasi-experimental design]
+The recent 2020 entry [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.14897 Comparison of Allen Carr's Easyway programme with a specialist behavioural and pharmacological smoking cessation support service: a randomized controlled trial] has conclusions 'There was no clear evidence of a difference in the efficacies of the Allen Carr's Easyway (ACE) and specialist smoking cessation support involving behavioural support and pharmacotherapy'.
 A much older appraisal of 'Easyway' exists, produced by Dr [[Jonathan Foulds]] is shown
-:"In general, we would summarise that Allen Carr Easyway is another quitting method that enjoys a good measure of popularity, however, where it fits in this perceptive summary from Dr Foulds ''Generally speaking, a 1-year quit rate above 10% is not bad, 20% is very good, and 25% is awesome'' unclear and debatable, unsubstantiated data from Carr's clinics claim 90% success rate in aiding smokers to stop for three months."
+"The bottom line is that anyone who claims they have an 80% or higher success rate in helping typical smokers to abstain long-term is kidding themselves or trying to fool you. Same goes for anyone claiming >50%, particularly if there is no pharmacological component to the intervention. This includes varenicline, e-cigs or anything else we currently have. Generally speaking, a 1-year quit rate above 10% is not bad, 20% is very good, and 25% is awesome."
+His brief 1996 evaluation of 'Easyway' is re-produced here
+[[File:AllencarrBriefEvaldec1207.pdf|thumb|center|Brief evidence review for 'easyway' ]]
-From an email we received 28th Dec, again from Dr [[Jonathan Foulds]]:
+To attempt to provide an overall Summary by ourselves with such conflicting evidence is problematic, suffice to state that it works for significant numbers of people, but over-inflated success claims need treating with great caution.' Easyway' fits neatly into the preferred 'Cold-Turkey' category advanced by the anti-nicotine and anti-pharma. faction of Tobacco Control.
-:"The bottom line is that anyone who claims they have a 80% or higher success rate in helping typical smokers to abstain long-term is kidding themselves or trying to fool you. Same goes for anyone claiming >50%, particularly if there is no pharmacological component to the intervention. This includes varenicline, e-cigs or anything else we currently have. Generally speaking, a 1 year quit rate above 10% is not bad, 20% is very good, and 25% is awesome."
+It is noted that neither NCSCT nor NHS Smokefree includes 'Easyway' as part of their package of approved methods for Quitting Smoking despite its existence for over two decades.
-==Cost of the easyway program==
+==Cost of the 'Easyway' program==
 Costs of Stop Smoking [https://www.allencarr.com/easyway-stop-smoking/#smokingprogramme Seminars are of the order £299], the small book ~£15, [https://www.allencarr.com/easyway-stop-smoking/how-to-quit/ Free Advice]
-==video==
+==Video ==
 [[Clive Bates]] on morning TV discusses the method.
 {{#ev:youtube|qfy82CF4Wqw}}
+[[Category:Courses]]