The MSN Health and Fitness section listed the top health articles the readers liked in 2006. The first article was entitled “Crazy Cures That Work“. Interesting, ain’t it? Anyway, what struck me most was the use of text messages to quit smoking.
Researchers at the University of Auckland, in New Zealand, found out that the study group who receivedceived daily text messages containing tips on beating cravings plus motivational words from other quitters were twice as likely to quit smoking compared to the people who went textless. Accordingly, rates of quitting for the cell-supported group remained high after 6 months. “People tend to carry their phones with them at all times, so it’s a readily accessible means of providing cessation assistance,” says study author Robyn Whittaker, M.D. “It’s also relatively anonymous and confidential.”
So I reckon this will be an effective treatment to Filipinos who want to quit smoking as well since the Philippines is considered as the “texting capital in the world”. Aside from that, it costs less than nicotine patch or even cigarette itself.
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Dec 25, 2006 at 19:34:09
I bet it would work well in the Philippines since pinoys are so much hooked into texting. Heck, we even used texting to topple a government.
Dec 26, 2006 at 00:55:14
aba bago sa pandigig ko ito, maikwento nga sa mga ka office ko, daming malakas ma nigarilyo doon
Dec 26, 2006 at 01:43:16
I have to convince my friends with unlimited text messaging to bug the hell out of me about quitting smoking. Hehe. Happy Holidays!
Dec 26, 2006 at 08:08:53
[quote comment="205"]I bet it would work well in the Philippines since pinoys are so much hooked into texting. Heck, we even used texting to topple a government.[/quote]Magagamit pa rin pala pagiging addict ng Pinoy on texting.
[quote comment="206"]aba bago sa pandigig ko ito, maikwento nga sa mga ka office ko, daming malakas ma nigarilyo doon :)[/quote]Send mo na lang sila ng mga quotes para di nila alam ang purpose mo. Mas effective siguro yun kaysa alam nila.
[quote comment="208"]I have to convince my friends with unlimited text messaging to bug the hell out of me about quitting smoking. Hehe. Happy Holidays![/quote]Too bad the Smart Unlimited Texting has ended. Magagamit ko din sana sa mga friends ko.
Aug 9, 2007 at 13:58:27
Hi, here’s a nice site doing exactly this… text message support for people trying to quit smoking! Not sure if they’re in the Philippines though…
http://www.quitext.com