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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 | ||
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 | 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 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'. | 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'. | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 29 December 2020
About the book
'Easyway' suggest that it has helped 50 million Smokers Worldwide 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 Press release
Its success rate
It should be noted that an RCT exists [[ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/014556131709600701%7CProspective, Randomized, Controlled Trial Using Best-Selling Smoking-Cessation Book]] that did not find that 'Easyway' was particularly, if at all effective
A RCT exists that is altogether more 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 very recent 2020 entry 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'.
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."
From an email we received 28th Dec, again from Dr Jonathan Foulds:
- "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
Cost of the easyway program
Costs of Stop Smoking Seminars are of the order £299, the small book ~£15, Free Advice
video
Clive Bates on morning TV discusses the method.