November is the month without tobacco. Patches, chewing gum, hypnosis, there are many techniques to quit smoking. Technology is getting there too, several applications have been created to help smokers.
It is possible to quit smoking with your phone. Several applications exist, from the most institutional to the most fun. “It is a supplement for those who stop smoking, for some, the application will help 70%, for others, it will be 20%. But all the means which provide information, which are fun, which provide tips and tricks, are useful, ”explains Dorothée Behr, tobacco specialist in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, in the Yvelines.
Several interesting apps
The most famous application is “Tabac Info Service”. It is linked to the information site of the Ministry of Health of the same name. On its interface, you can have all kinds of information on the stop and follow its progress, tobacco specialists answer users’ questions. If you feel like smoking, the app gives you advice on how to keep going.
If you’re a numbers fan and need a carrot, there’s ‘Quit Now’. Number of days without smoking, life time saved, percentage of improvement in our health, or savings made, the application provides multiple statistics on the benefits of quitting. Little more, the forum of mutual aid in the event of loss of motivation.
For the more playful, there is “Kwit”. Quitting becomes a game. A non-smoked cigarette is a reward won, and the more the rewards accumulate, the more levels you can unlock. The objective is obviously to stop in the long term, and therefore to become an ultimate Kwiter. If you want to become a former smoker, your smartphones!
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