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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 | 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! | 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! | ||
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[[File:AllencarrBriefEvaldec1207.pdf|thumb|center|Brief evidence review for 'easyway' ]] | [[File:AllencarrBriefEvaldec1207.pdf|thumb|center|Brief evidence review for 'easyway' ]] | ||
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. | |||
==Cost of the 'Easyway' program== | ==Cost of the 'Easyway' program== | ||