Stop Smoking With A New Video Game
Jul 14, 2008 Do you remember when a kid could walk into the local convenience store and buy his father a carton of cigarettes? I sure do, back in the '70s. Today we've instituted a legal smoking age, sued tobacco companies, and in many parts of the world curtailed smoking in public places. A recent report published in the Annals of Family Medicine shows the outcome of a study funded by the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The bottom line: Kids who are at risk of becoming smokers can easily give an affirmative answer to two questions--"Would it be easy for you to get a cigarette? Do you have friends who smoke?" (1,195 sixth graders who had never tried smoking or who smoked less than once a week were interviewed and followed Jan '02 --Feb '06. During this time, 177 tried smoking and 109 became smokers.)
In an effort to curb the taboo appeal of smoking to youth, Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking has announced that it will work with Ubisoft to develop and publish a video game based on its successful method. The game will be ready for Nintendo DS and is scheduled for release in November '08. "Players will be actively participating in the game’s content as they input the details of their smoking habits and even select their own Allen Carr’s Easyway coach to take them through the process of quitting." It will be an enjoyable and interactive way to quit smoking.
Allen Carr's Easyway method is known around the world for its success in helping millions of smokers kick their habit, including Sir Richard Branson, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Emma Freud, and the late Johnny Cash.
Further Reading:
Smoking Sucks: Don't Let Your Child Became a Smoker
How The President of Allen Carr Quit His Smoking Habit
Should We Allow Smoking With Children In The Car?
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