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 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."
-From an email we received 28th Dec, again from Dr [[Jonathan Foulds]]:
+His brief 1996 evaluation of 'Easyway' is re-produced here
-"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 evaluation is here
 [[File:AllencarrBriefEvaldec1207.pdf|thumb|center|Brief evidence review for 'easyway' ]]
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 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.
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