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By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor
READ MORE: Sesame Place Announces Changes To Diversity Programs After Recent High-Profile Racial IncidentsPHILADELPHIA (CBS) — If you want to stop smoking the best method might just be cold turkey.
READ MORE: 1 Dead, Multiple People Injured In Crash Involving Bus On New Jersey TurnpikeAccording to a report in the Annals of Internal Medicine smokers who wanted to quit were more likely to succeed when they set a date and just stopped. The researchers compared two groups of smokers: those who set a date and those who did not set a date and tried to stop gradually.
MORE NEWS: Trump Says He's Testifying Wednesday In NY InvestigationThe results were conclusive: abrupt smoking cessation with a designated quit date was more effective than stopping gradually. So what should you do? My feeling is that you should do whatever you can to stop and there is no doubt that there is not a simple solution or one way that works for all. But people seem to respond better to having a date or time that they need to honor. Either way—just stop!
