Financial incentives found to double smoking cessation rate for people with socioeconomic challenges

Visual Abstract. RCT: Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation Among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Adults. Credit: JAMA Network Open (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.18821 A study published today by a University of Oklahoma researcher shows that financial incentives can make a big difference in helping smokers quit. The study is published in the journal JAMA Network Open. The study found that when people with low socioeconomic status are offered small financial incentives to stop smoking (in addition to receiving counseling and pharmacotherapy, primarily nicotine replacement therapy), they achieve higher quit rates, with some measures doubling Read More

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