{"id":146842,"date":"2021-05-14T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/articles\/allen-carrs-easy-way-method-helped-millions-quit-smoking-but-medicine-never-took-it-seriously-until-now\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T14:01:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:01:17","slug":"allen-carrs-easy-way-method-helped-millions-quit-smoking-but-medicine-never-took-it-seriously-until-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/allen-carrs-easy-way-method-helped-millions-quit-smoking-but-medicine-never-took-it-seriously-until-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen Carr\u2019s \u2018Easy Way\u2019 method helped millions quit smoking, but medicine never took it seriously \u2014 until now"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section  class=\"container container--large article-container\">\n            <div class=\"article \">\n            <div class=\"article__sidebar\">\n                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section 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Tobacco Addiction Group).<br><br>It discusses how following two randomised controlled trials that the scientific community are now taking the method seriously and hence why the World Health Organisation is now working with Allen Carr\u2019s Easyway across the globe to help smokers to be free.<br><br><a class=\"button red hvr\" title=\"Take a look at the addictions and issues Allen Carr's Easyway now addresses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/easyway-stop-smoking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find your easyway to quit smoking<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/segments\/allen-carrs-easy-way-method-helped-millions-quit-smoking-but-medicine-never-took-it-seriously-until-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full article and listen to the podcast<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"related-articles u-background-white article-related-articles\">\n                \n       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