Allen Carr (1934-2006) smoked for...
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Allen Carr (1934-2006) smoked for 31 years. He tried many times to stop, but, he usually
smoked 100 cigarettes a day. He was miserable and, it seemed, impossibly addicted to
nicotine. At his lowest physical condition, his son gave him a book by the South African
heart-transplant surgeon Christian Bernard. The book explained the physiology of
nicotine addiction. He stubbed out his last cigarette and yelled to his wife that he was
going to save the world from smoking.
Soon his house became a clinic to help people stop smoking. Seventy clinics grew in 33 countries. He wrote The Easy Way to Stop Smoking. The success rate of his method was estimated between 53% to 90%, whereas other treatment programs have about a 5% to 20% success rate.
He had lived in what, for him, was darkness. He set out as a gratefully free person to live within his new light.
Soon his house became a clinic to help people stop smoking. Seventy clinics grew in 33 countries. He wrote The Easy Way to Stop Smoking. The success rate of his method was estimated between 53% to 90%, whereas other treatment programs have about a 5% to 20% success rate.
He had lived in what, for him, was darkness. He set out as a gratefully free person to live within his new light.
