interesting development on chances of quitting smoking:
"Brain scans can predict a smoker's chances of being able to quit, according to a new study.
It included 28 heavy smokers recruited from a smoking cessation program. Functional MRI was used to monitor the participants' brain activity as they watched television ads meant to help people quit smoking.
The researchers contacted the participants one month later and found that they were smoking an average of five cigarettes a day, compared with an average of 21 a day at the start of the study."
read more here: http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=news&id=134771&cn=105