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Mobile Apps Triple Smoking Cessation Success, Study Finds

1/14/2026

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A meta-analysis of 31 trials with over 12,000 participants found mobile apps significantly aid smoking cessation.
BMJ Evidence Based Medicine study found users were three times more likely to quit for six months than minimal support.
Apps with methods such as nicotine therapy showed greater success.
Evidence quality remains low due to small samples and self-reporting, with researchers calling for studies to confirm findings and identify effective app features.

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Story summary

A meta-analysis of 31 trials with over 12,000 participants found mobile apps significantly aid smoking cessation.
BMJ Evidence Based Medicine study found users were three times more likely to quit for six months than minimal support.
Apps with methods such as nicotine therapy showed greater success.
Evidence quality remains low due to small samples and self-reporting, with researchers calling for studies to confirm findings and identify effective app features.