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A new study that weighs the effectiveness of a variety of workplace incentive programs revealed that the threat of taking away cash reward for giving up real cigarettes is more effective than providing free electronic cigarettes or other stop-smoking products to employees.

This research was published in The New England Journal of Medicine and it calls into question the claims by e-cigarette enthusiasts that the devices may be better than traditional quit aids at helping smokers to stop.

Read more at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-smokingcessation-motivation-mo/money-a-better-motivator-to-stop-smoking-than-free-e-cigs-or-quit-aids-idUSKCN1IO39W