Financial incentives
Intervention1 paper1 finding
- Human trial1
Outcomes
1Sustained tobacco abstinence
upin humans1High certainty
1 study
Sustained tobacco abstinence
upin humans1High certainty
Financial incentives increase sustained tobacco abstinence in humans (difference, 4.6% [95% CI, 2.1%-7.0%]).
Human trialcompared with usual careup to $600 contingent on biochemically confirmed smoking cessationup to $6006 monthsn = 3,220
Financial incentives raise quit rates in underserved adults · JAMA · 5 Oct 2026
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1JAMAHuman trial
Financial incentives raise quit rates in underserved adults
Six-month sustained abstinence reached 8.8% with incentives plus free medication, versus 4.3% with usual care and 5.1% with usual care plus free…Six-month sustained abstinence reached 8.8% with incentives plus free medication, versus 4.3% with usual care and 5.1% with usual care plus free medication.