Both apps are free and were developed on the basis of findings concerning smoking-prevention research. Smokerface has already been available since September.
After a user takes a selfie on the app, Smokerface shows them the short and long-term effects of smoking on their own faces. Now the Smokerstop app is available as well and is designed to support those who want to quit smoking. Effective medication against smoking is in most cases age-restricted, and also expensive.
Group therapy is also not very prevalent or accessible in Germany. Every user is individually supported in their journey to quit smoking — they can enter their own specific smoking habits and their own goals, based on which they receive personalized motivational messages. It gives scientifically supported advice on what strategies can increase the probability of successfully quitting smoking as well as preventing weight gain.
One is certainly the lack of training in this area, but the most common reasons are motivation and time, which stressed GPs lack all too often. However, if time or motivation are an issue, I would suggest that in these situations, doctors should recommend the free app to individual patients — this only takes a few seconds. You can download the app now for free on your iPhone or Android, or you can recommend the Smokerstop app to smoking friends.
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