New research highlights that financial incentives significantly boost smoking cessation rates, including among pregnant individuals, debunking previous doubts about their effectiveness.
This broad study spans several continents and reinforces the power of monetary rewards in overcoming addiction, with a special focus on reducing smoking rates among pregnant women.
Smoking Cessation Research
Rewards and financial incentives have been proven effective in helping people quit smoking, according to a new Cochrane review co-led by a researcher from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Notably, this study provides “high-certainty…