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These days, it seems smart phones are “smart” enough to help us do just about everything and a new report shows that mobile phones can even help smokers overcome their biggest challenge: quitting.

Researchers at Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University found that more than 11 percent of smokers who used the Text2Quit text-messaging program to help them quit were able to remain smoke free at the end of the six month study, compared to only five percent of the control group.

Smoking kills nearly a half million Americans each year, according to the latest Surgeon General’s report on smoking. For smokers looking to quit, most turn to nicotine replacement therapies, phone counseling through help lines or just dropping the habit cold turkey.

However, enrollment in text-messaging programs is on the rise. More than 75,000 people in the U.S. are enrolled in the Text2Quit service, which sends reminders, advice and tips that help smokers resist their cravings and help them stay accountable to their quit date.

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source: BlackDoctor.org

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