Allen Carr in exalted company...

Dr. Lynne Eldridge mentions Allen in her most recent article at lungcancer.about.com

Allen Carr Worldwide

An introduction to some members of the Allen Carr 'family'...





Thanks to Asaf from Israel for putting this together...

Smoking and depression

The link between smoking and depression is one that has been well-known for decades. But what comes first: the chicken or the egg? Are depressed smokers self-medicating or does smoking cause depression?

A study that logged the complete medical history of 1200 New Zealanders born in 1977 claims to have the answer: Nicotine addicts are over 2.3 times more likely to suffer from depression than non-smokers.

Makes perfect sense to me: having your life dominated by a four-inch stick of dried vegetation that doesn't even get you high is pretty depressing...

Break free from the slavery of smoking with Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking

NYC gets under the tobacco industry's skin

Tobacco companies and retailers are suing New York city for insisting that retailers display graphic images of the health risks of smoking by their cash registers.

According to the NY Times, the industry argues that it 'infringes on the federal government’s authority to regulate cigarette advertising' and that it 'violates the First Amendment rights of store owners who disagree with their message'. Further, it claims that the placards are 'so disgusting that they hurt business by discouraging people from buying...more-wholesome merchandise like milk and sandwiches'.

Firstly, it's nice that the tobacco industry feels the need to protect the federal government rights. One might think that if they were really concerned, the Feds would have sued NY themselves...Perhaps they forgot.

Secondly, I didn't realize it was up to retailers to decide what the dangers of smoking were. Using this logic, if a retailer doesn't think smoking causes lung cancer, he should not be forced to display a poster that says it does.

Thirdly, it is very kind of the tobacco companies to care so much for the sales of other consumer goods companies. Who would have thought they were so charitable?

The tobacco industry are all just big, touchy-feely softies really!

Rue McClanahan

I met Rue McClanahan in 2005 when she quit smoking at one of our seminars in New York city. She had a wonderful ability to put people feel special. When she looked at you and smiled, she lit up the room.

She was gracious, self-deprecating, funny and enthusiastic. As I remember it, the session went extremely well, in no small part because Rue never stopped encouraging everyone else, despite her own fear of quitting. It was an afternoon I'll remember for a long time.

I got a call from her some weeks after the session to thank me and to let us know how well she was doing. "I feel like a young girl again - it's wonderful!" she said. A very classy gesture from a very classy lady.

A smoker's way to stop smoking...

We are often asked: "What makes Allen Carr's Easyway so different to other quit smoking methods?" The answer: it's a smoker's way to stop smoking. Take a look and if you like it, spread the word...

Great mention of Allen Carr on Lance Armstrong's Livestrong site...

Thanks to Livestrong.com for this great mention of Allen Carr's Easyway.

Thirteen years of hell

At our NYC seminar on Sunday we had an attendee who has been smoke-free using willpower for 13 years. It was heart-wrenching. She said that every single day had been a struggle and that it had several times driven her into a deep depression. For 13 years she felt miserable and deprived. She was a wreck.

Her sister quit easily with my colleague Cyrill Argast in Switzerland and recommended us to her. Today we received from her one of the loveliest emails we have ever got. "After 13 years at long last I have no desire to smoke. You put sunshine in my heart; I don't know how else to describe it. Merci!"

13 years? I wouldn't have lasted 13 minutes!

To become a happy non-smoker, not an ex-smoker with constant cravings, visit us at www.TheEasywayToStopSmoking.com

The Mother of all stupid statements

Georgia Senate Majority leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock)is opposing a $1 tax increase on cigarettes (taxes were last raised from $0.12 to $0.37 in 2003 and lag way behind the average state tax on cigarettes of $1.37 per pack).

His concern is that higher tobacco taxes will lead more youths experimenting with marijuana. He quotes 'a recent edition of Reason Magazine' as the source of this information. Specifically, he says: 'in those states where cigarette taxes went dramatically high, young people began turning toward marijuana more often.'


Unfortunately, the only article that touches on this subject says nothing of the kind. Jody Sullum's December 2009 article Pot Is Now More Popular Than Tobacco chronicles the stunning success of our youth smoking prevention campaigns, where daily smoking prevalence among Grade 12s fell from 28.8% in 1977 to 11.2% today. During the same period pot use has also dropped about half of what it was in 1979 (from over 14% to around 7%) so I'm really not sure how or why Mr. Rogers feels that we have a problem.

The reality is that raising taxes are a proven way of reducing tobacco use, particularly among youths. To see the evidence, go here

Anjelica Huston endorses Easyway

Today Anjelica Huston went public with her endorsement of Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking.

She said: “Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Stop Smoking Program achieved for me a thing that I thought was not possible – to give up a thirty year smoking habit literally overnight. It was nothing short of a miracle.”

Anjelica attended a session in Santa Monica California in 2006 and has been happily smoke-free ever since.

We congratulate Anjelica on this wonderful achievement and thank her for taking the trouble to spread the word.