A new study says that quitting smoking all of a sudden is more abstinence compared to quitting gradually. Current guidelines recommend abrupt smoking cessation where smokers choose a quit date and stop smoking; however more people seem to prefer taking a gradual approach to quitting where they cut back on the amount they smoke over time. Physicians need to know if both approaches are effective so they can provide evidence-based advice to their patients. Researchers randomly assigned 697 adult smokers to quit abruptly or to gradually cut back on smoking before quitting. Participants in the abrupt cessation group chose a
