An Evidence-Based App to Prescribe to Patients for Tobacco Cessation Tobacco use remains the #1 preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide. Overall, cigarette smoking among U.S. adults (aged ≥18 years) declined from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 13.7% in 2018. Still, nearly 34 million American adults smoked cigarettes in […]
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FDA clears Carrot’s smartphone paired carbon monoxide breath sensor for smoking cessation
California-based medical health company Carrot Inc. recently announced that its Carbon Monoxide Breath Sensor System (COBSS) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with 501(k) clearance for over-the-counter use.
SmartQuit App Helps Spanish Speaking Patients Break Tobacco Habit
Smartquit is now available for Spanish speaking patients.
Smoking cessation apps survey: smokers & clinicians are looking for very different things
Researchers asked smokers and clinicians what features they would want smoking cessation apps to have.
Cigarette Crushing App based on clinical trial lets users “crush” cigarettes on iPhone
Smoking cessation app that is based on a clinical trial game that helped users quit smoking.




