Here's all I know about it. The American Cancer Society's Cancer Facts and Figures 2003 reported that 91.4% of former U.S. adult smokers quit our way.
That means more than 9 of 10 successful quitters quit cold turkey, if you're to believe that figure.
Of that remaining 8.6%, some percentage used NRT, Chantrix, Wellbutrin, hypnosis, etc. Of that fraction that tried quitting using Chantrix, 66% failed.
I don't know why. Maybe because none of these aids that ease quitting actually keep you quit. At some point, you will stop using them. You use them because you're afraid you can't handle being quit; and yet you can't always use them. Does that explain it?
I don't know. But quitting cold-turkey, with accountability, gets you quit exactly the same way every day. If you make it through just one day, you know exactly how to stay quit on day 1,000 and beyond. That makes sense to me. What about you?
Here's what's certain: Every single one of the people who stay quit have made a decision that they don't change their mind about later. In the final analysis, those are the ONLY people who stay quit. We commit ourselves each day to helping you to become one of those people. Let us know when you need help.