Smoking cessation smartphone app: I Can Quit

Have you considered recommending a smoking cessation app to your patients? Here's a press release about an app that may be beneficial:

Study indicates that encouraging text messages may increase ability to quit smoking; the new I Can Quit™ app from Iconosys is here to help you stop or reduce smoking.

Laguna Niguel, California, March 9, 2012 - Iconosys, Inc., a leading mobile safety Smartphone application developer based in Orange County, CA, has released its new "I Can Quit™" app, a new health-related Smartphone app aimed at providing assistance and tracking for person's effort to cease habits like smoking.

An estimated 50 Million people still smoke in this country, and many of them are trying to quit ... without permanent, or even temporary, success! Whether it is based on a desire to improve their own health, a new year's resolution, a commitment by a spouse to another, or a mom or dad promising to quit at the request of their children, the fact is that millions of smokers, drinkers and other addicted persons desire, if they had the power, to quit unhealthy habits, and simply need additional help to make these changes a reality. For example, it is estimated that 17 million Americans try to quit smoking each year with very little success. Self-help programs are popping up all over with options and resources encouraging those who want to quit to do so.

SmokefreeTXT

Have you heard of smokefree.gov? The government is using mobile health technologies to help people quit smoking.

SmokefreeTXT is a free mobile service designed for teens and adults across the United States. SmokefreeTXT was created to provide 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips to help smokers stop smoking for good.

Signing up is quick and easy – and FREE! Quit smoking today and learn more here.