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:"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." | :"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." | ||
From an email we received from [[Jonathan Foulds]] 28th December: | |||
:"FYI, | |||
:A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, (well 1996 actually, London) I lived less than half a mile away from Allen Carr\u2019s original smoking cessation clinic, and was allowed to conduct a small evaluation. I also met Mr Carr and I may even have visited him at his home. (He died of lung cancer some years later). He appeared to actually believe that his books/treatment could achieve the near miraculous quit rates that were claimed and had little hesitancy in allowing me to send smokers for the evaluation, and cold-call ex clients from his records. | |||
:I had a feeling it wasn\u2019t going to work out as he expected, partly because at the time he also had a book titled \u201cThe Easy Way To Lose Weight\u201d, but was obviously a bit on the chubby side himself. | |||
:Anyway, for those who are interested, I attach the summary evaluation report. | |||
: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. | |||
:Jonathan" | |||
==Cost of the easyway program== | ==Cost of the easyway program== | ||
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