QT-Watch
Quitting Time Watch (also available as a keyclip)
 

With the Quitting Time Watch™, the world's only wrist-worn computer to help you stop smoking. Designed to work by itself or with nicotine patches or prescription medication.

What if you could carry a friend, a counselor, a doctor, a coach, and a drill sergeant right on your wrist? Wouldn't that make quitting smoking easier? The QT-Watch embodies all these things, to help you quit smoking in a predictable, yet manageable and enjoyable way.

The QT-Watch monitors your decreasing dependence on cigarettes, helping you to gradually increase the time between cigarettes. It also keeps track of any related medication(s) and provides positive feedback as you successfully – and permanently – break your smoking habit.

You…set the goal. The QT-Watch…becomes your constant quitting coach. Helping you maintain your schedule and getting you over any hurdles.

The QT-Watch is also designed to help you remain a non-smoker, with encouraging information such as the amount of money you have saved, the time since your last cigarette, and more.

Whether you’re trying to quit for the first time or have tried before, the QT-Watch is the only device that puts success right on your wrist.

QT-Watch Interactive Demonstration

See the QT-Watch in action! Move your pointer over the features below.

QT-Watch Testimonials
Below is a sampling of testimonials we have received from customers and physicians:

"I have quit on the QT."

-John
Libertyville Illinois
 

“My name is Gail. I am an office manager for a medical office in Highland Park, Illinois. I have smoked one pack of cigarettes a day for 38 years and have tried to quit six times. I’ve tried the patch, gum, Zyban®, and hypnosis all to no avail. I have been using the QT-Watch™for the last 2½ weeks and have found this method is working. I have set my goals and smoking history easily into the watch and to my amazement each day I am smoking less than my allotted goal. I am looking forward to my quit date when I will become a non-smoker.”

– Gail
Arlington Heights, Illinois

“We know that continual monitoring and interaction is effective in combating nicotine addiction. The QT-Watch puts this technique where a patient is most likely to notice and benefit.”

– Dr. Jay Alexander
Cardiologist, Chicago

"I was feeling blue and I looked down at the watch and it said 'Believe in Yourself.' I know it's corny, but this made me feel much better. I like the watch because wearing it means I am going to quit this time."

– Karen
Designer, Chicago

“This watch could help people track their progress in much the same way doctors encourage patients to do…it could play a critical role in helping smokers quit. We do know that nicotine-replacement therapy is not effective unless it's used in conjunction with counseling. This could be a very helpful tool."

– Dr. Rob Kramer
Tobacco Free Nebraska

QT Watch - Frequently Asked Questions
 

1. Why a watch?
2. What’s the best way to quit smoking? “Cold turkey” or gradually?
3. How many people who quit begin smoking again?
4. Why is nicotine so addictive?
5. What if I only decrease my habit from, say, two packs to one pack a day?
6. Is chewing tobacco more or less addictive than cigarettes? And what about cigars?
7. I don’t inhale, so I’m OK. Right?
8. Why is it so hard to quit smoking?
9. I’ve quit. How long until I start seeing any improvements to my health and what will they be?
10. Does smoking really cause cancer?
11. I’ve been smoking for over 20 years. Should I even bother quitting?
12. I’m over 50 and I have emphysema. I might as well keep smoking. Right?
13. I quit smoking after my heart attack. Will I live longer?
14. What if I cheat while quitting?
15. How many times do I try to quit and fail before I’m wasting my time even trying?
16. How long does it take to get the nicotine out of my body?
17. What is NRT? Should I use it?
18. I pressed the 'cigarette' button by accident. What do I do?

Q: Why a watch?

A: The short answer: because people are constantly looking at their watches.

Let me explain. To quit smoking, half the battle is breaking the physical nicotine addiction. The other half is the psychological smoking habit. These challenges are not the same.

After ten years of working as a physician, I know that patients are more successful in quitting smoking when the physical act of quitting is paired with some type of psychological therapy – whether it’s provided by a physician, a pharmacist, a smoking cessation class, or even a personalized message mailed to the smoker. These personal observations have been affirmed time and time again by clinical studies.

However, very few people attend support groups or consult professionals on a consistent basis.

Providing ongoing psychological reinforcement works but until now, no one has developed a way to provide this reinforcement on a long term, continuous, and cost effective basis. That’s why I thought of a watch. Because most people already wear a watch, it would be unobtrusive. Since people look at their watches regularly, I could put a message – as well as other helpful features – where and when people need them most.



Q: What’s the best way to quit smoking? “Cold turkey” or gradually?

A: The ‘best way’ to quit is cold turkey. Flush your cigarettes down the toilet and resist the temptation to ever light up again.

However, it’s rarely that easy. You should do whatever works for you. Try cold turkey first and if that doesn’t work, keep trying methods until you find one that does.

In my experience, I have seen the highest level of success from ‘combination’ therapy.

Cold Turkey – The good news here is that the nicotine withdrawal (cravings) will only last a week. The bad news is that very few people manage to quit and stay quit from the cold turkey approach.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) – Patches, gums, and sprays fall into this category. Instead of getting your nicotine from a cigarette, you get it from another source – in increasingly smaller and smaller doses.

Medications – The most common drug combats your brain’s desire for dopamine in order to fight cravings and minimize nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

Counseling – Medical and lifestyle therapists – even acupuncturists and hypnotists – try to strengthen your willpower and provide – one hopes – positive feedback.

Combination Therapy – Multiple studies have shown that combining several therapies works much better then any one alone. Overall, medications and nicotine replacement therapies have shown better results when combined with each other and/or counseling.



Q: How many people who quit begin smoking again?

A: Far too many. While it depends on the program, most studies show that at least 50% of the people who successfully quit smoking will begin were smoking again within 6 months. Some of the studies show relapse rates over 90%.

This high relapse rate is the major reason for continuing supportive therapy long after a person quits smoking. This can be done through monthly physician visits, regularly attending smoking cessation classes, or some other form of follow-up care.

This is also the major reason I invented the QT-Watch.



Q: Why is nicotine so addictive?

A: Inhaled nicotine is rapidly absorbed into a smoker’s blood stream. The absorbed nicotine then causes the brain to increase its level of the neurotransmitter dopamine. This causes a pleasurable sensation.

After prolonged cigarette use, the brain will come to expect and desire a higher level of dopamine. If a person stops smoking, the level of dopamine falls, causing a craving for nicotine.

The more you smoke, the higher the brain sets your dopamine level and the more you will crave nicotine.



Q: What if I only decrease my habit from, say, two packs to one pack a day?

A: Do it.

The less you smoke, the less damage you are doing to your body. It will slow the progression of emphysema and lower the amount of carbon monoxide in the body. Studies show that 1 pack per day smokers have a slightly lower rate of cancers than a 2 pack per day smokers.

Additionally, the less you smoke, the easier it will be to eventually break your smoking habit. If you smoke a pack a day or less, you can – with commitment and assistance – break the habit. If you smoke two packs a day you still can quit, but it will be far, far harder. As a doctor, I have had much less success breaking the habits of patients who smoke more than one pack a day.

So if you can smoke less, do so. Smoking one pack a day vs. two packs is a good start. You’ll feel better, decrease your odds of cancers, be less harmful to the people around you, and are more likely to be able to quit entirely.

Since there is a considerable decrease in the risk of cancer by going from a 1 pack a day smoker to nothing. That should be your ultimate goal.



Q: Is chewing tobacco more or less addictive than cigarettes? And what about cigars?

A: Like cigarettes, chewing tobacco contains nicotine. The nicotine is absorbed though the cheeks and gums, instead of through the lungs like from cigarettes. Don’t fool yourself thinking chewing tobacco is less addictive. It is not. You are simply trading one nicotine delivery method for another.

You didn’t ask about cancer, but I will tell you anyway. Since chewing tobacco releases no smoke, you have less of a chance of developing lung cancer then smokers who inhale. However, you will increase your risk of developing mouth and gum cancer.

Cigars are basically overly-large cigarettes, and therefore each cigar contains far more nicotine than a single cigarette. While you may smoke fewer in a day – perhaps even a single one after dinner – you are still creating the same addiction.

When it comes to nicotine, there is no good choice



Q: I don’t inhale, so I’m OK. Right?

A: Wrong. You are breathing in your own second-hand smoke and, though somewhat less-efficiently, are still getting more than enough nicotine into your blood stream to become addicted.

And as far as cancer goes, studies clearly show that second-hand smokers (this would be you as the non-inhaler – as well as those around you) have shown higher rates of cancers then non-smokers.

Here’s a test you can take: Don’t smoke a cigarette for a full day. If you can do this, then you are a non-smoker and should stay that way – while you still have the choice. If the cravings are too bad and you cannot stop yourself from lighting up, then you are an addicted smoker – whether you inhale or not – and should quit.



Q: Why is it so hard to quit smoking?

A: Because smoking cigarettes is a powerful combination of drug addiction and social activity. You need to break both the social habit and the craving (called ‘nicotine withdrawal’) in order to quit and stay quit.

The nicotine addiction can be overcome by gradual reduction, nicotine replacement, or the cold turkey method.

The other problem is the psychological addiction. This can be treated with a strong desire to quit plus, positive reinforcement. I believe that a major reason for failure is that other smokers wittingly or unwittingly encourage the recently quit smoker to start up again.

If your partner or best friend smokes, convince that person to quit at the same time and you will have a far easier time of it.



Q: I’ve quit. How long until I start seeing any improvements to my health and what will they be?

A: After the first day, the effect nicotine has on your blood pressure resolves.

After 2 days, your senses of smell and taste will start to improve.

After one week the amount of carbon monoxide in your body will start to decrease and the level of oxygen in your blood will increase.

After 1 year your risk of heart disease goes to half normal.

After 5 years your risk of a stroke returns to normal.

After 10 years your risk of lung, mouth and throat cancer returns to normal.

After 15 years, your risk of heart disease returns goes back to normal.



Q: Does smoking really cause cancer?

A: A big yes.

Smoking has been directly linked to cancers of the lungs, larynx, esophagus, mouth, and bladder. In addition, smoking contributes to cancer of the cervix, pancreas, and kidneys. On average, smoking causes 430,000* deaths each year, in the United States. (That’s one every 82 seconds!) 155,000 of these deaths are cancer related and 79% of these are from lung cancer.

Every four and a half minutes, in the United States alone, someone dies from lung cancer caused by smoking.

* AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF DEATHS, 1990-1994, CDC, MMWR Mar. 3 1999; 48; 131-38



Q: I’ve been smoking for over 20 years. Should I even bother quitting?

A: Yes.

Assuming you are an average smoker, you started smoking at the age of 18 and now smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. This would make you 38 years old with a “20 pack year” history of smoking.

A “pack year” is the number of years you have smoked multiplied by the number of packs of cigarettes per day (20 years x 1 pack per day = 20 pack years).

Since emphysema does not usually develop until someone has accumulated 50 pack years, quitting today may prevent you from ever getting emphysema.

Also, since most men do not start having heart attacks until their mid 40’s, stopping cigarettes should delay or prevent your risk of heart attacks. Furthermore, should you quit now, by the time you are 50 years old, not only will your risk of dying from a heart attack decrease, but so will your risk of lung, throat and esophageal cancers.



Q: I’m over 50 and I have emphysema. I might as well keep smoking. Right?

A: Wrong. Even if you have emphysema, you will benefit by quitting.

Smoking will make your emphysema much worse. I see patients that have lost 60% of their lung capacity due to emphysema. While these patients can still go to work, drive a car and even walk up one flight of stairs, every percent of lung capacity is precious to them. Which is why I try the hardest to get these patients to quit.

Every percent decline in your lung capacity will significantly decrease your quality of life. If you quit right now, you might save yourself from requiring oxygen or becoming housebound in the very near future.



Q: I quit smoking after my heart attack. Will I live longer?

A: Most likely.

If you have had a heart attack, your biggest risk of dying is the next heart attack. By quitting smoking, that risk is significantly decreased.



Q: What if I cheat while quitting?

A: There is a big difference between cheating and failing, yet repeated cheating will lead to failure.

The goal of smoking cessation therapy is to alter a person’s daily routine for the better. A plan must be specifically designed for each individual, since one plan will not work for everybody. If an occasional cigarette is smoked beyond what the plan called for, that may be called cheating. If this is a one-time occurrence, no long-term harm is done. However, if “cheating” is frequent, the plan could be considered a failure.

The QT-Watch was designed to help people quit, even if they begin to “cheat”. When you begin using your QT watch, you will establish your goals for quitting. The QT watch will then monitor how well you stick to your plan, and will assign you a “Quitting Score” based on your level of success. If you begin to “cheat”, your “Quitting Score” will decrease and the messages you receive from the QT watch will adjust accordingly. Different groups of messages are designed for different stages of success in the smoking cessation program. All of the messages have the ultimate goal of long-term smoking cessation.



Q: How many times do I try to quit and fail before I’m wasting my time even trying?

A: Keep trying until you succeed. You are never wasting your time when you try to quit smoking.

On average, a person will try seven times before they ultimately succeed in quitting smoking. That’s on average, meaning many of people have succeeded after a dozen or more attempts, while others find success more quickly.



Q: How long does it take to get the nicotine out of my body?

A: Nicotine is processed very quickly- it will exit your body within a day of its consumption. However, this rapid metabolism also causes nicotine withdrawal symptoms to start the day you quit. Fortunately, these symptoms can be controlled with nicotine replacement therapy or will resolve on their own within a week.



Q: What is NRT? Should I use it?

A: NRT stands for ‘Nicotine Replacement Therapy’. If NRT is what it will take you to quit smoking, then you should try it.

NRT is the provision of nicotine by a means other then a tobacco product. Currently available methods are a nicotine patch, nicotine gum, nicotine nasal inhaler and nicotine lung inhaler.

NRT provide a way of reducing nicotine withdrawal symptoms by gradually weaning the amount of nicotine consumed each day. When studied, about 1/3 of all people using NRT have been able to quit smoking. The type of NRT to select is an individual choice. The gum is tougher to chew then regular chewing gum. It is just chewed a few times, releasing a burst of nicotine. Then it is held between the cheek and gum again until needed again. The nasal inhaler is used as needed instead of a cigarette. The lung inhaler is shaped like a cigarette and inhaled to replace a cigarette. Although 1/3 of people using NRT report success, many of not most of these people start smoking again within one year. That is why follow-up therapy with a physician, smoking cessation class or the QT-Watch should be continued long after you quit.



Q: I pressed the 'cigarette' button by accident. What do I do?

A. If you press the cigarette button by accident, it is OK. Simply do not press the button the next time you have a cigarette and you will be back on schedule. Please do not smoke an extra cigarette.

If you are already in "non-smoking mode" (that is, you have successfully stopped smoking) the QT-Watch will think you smoked and give you a factual and motivational messages tomorrow.

The following day the QT-Watch will reset back to non-smoking mode. Although your time from last cigarette will be decreased, your amount saved will only be minimally affected.

Quitting on the QT: A Day in the Life

or "Pete Quits On The QT"

We thought it would be helpful if we walked you through what a day would be like using your QT-Watch.

This journal is an example. When PETE, our fictional smoker, started wearing the QT-Watch he had a 1-1/2 pack habit (30 cigarettes/day). He is currently on Day #15 of a 30-day quit schedule. His doctor recommended he try the Patch and PETE felt that monitoring his quitting would help him stay on track. He asked his doctor about the QT-Watch and his doctor agreed it was a good idea.

Pete is 38 years old and has been smoking since he was 16. This is his fourth time trying to quit.

Note: Since the QT-Watch uses your personal profile to monitor your success, your quitting information and messages will likely vary from "Pete’s."

Good morning, Pete!

6:45:00 am

Time to wake up. Pete showers and gets ready for his day. He puts on his QT-Watch. He looks at the watch and sees…

He presses the info button and receives a short message: STOP BURNING MONEY – QUIT SMOKING.

After the short message, He presses and holds the (i) button to see what his goal is for today.

Pete sees the following screens, in this order:

[GOAL: 15 COUNT: 0]
[LAST CIG: 9-20, 10:15 PM]
[SMOKE FREE FOR…]
[8 HOURS 30 MINUTES]
[QUITTING SCORE: 91] His highest score yet!
[SAVED $27.00]
[DON’T SMOKE.]

Well done! He is halfway there. He feels better and he has saved some money. He is going to do this! He can feel it.

7:15:32 am

With his coffee, Pete has his first cigarette of the day.

He presses the "(c) cigarette" button prior to lighting up.

He sees the following message

[GOAL: 15 COUNT: 1]

The cigarette animation becomes a cigarette with no X.

This indicates that Pete is currently smoking.

7:22:25 am

Pete looks at his pack of cigarettes, remembering that he used to have two or three cigarettes with his morning coffee. He looks at his QT-Watch to see if he is "allowed" to have another cigarette.

The cigarette animation is a partial cigarette with a blinking X. He knows that if he really wants to become a non-smoker, he must not smoke while the X is blinking.

Note: The QT-Watch is not designed to tell you when you can smoke. The blinking X is designed to defeat chain smoking and increase the time between cigarettes.

He presses the (i) button instead for a quick message.

It reads: MILLIONS OF SMOKERS QUIT EACH YEAR – JOIN THE CLUB

Instead of having another cigarette, he grabs a stick of gum and begins to collect his things for work.

7:30:00 am

The QT-Watch’s alarm goes off. Pete looks at the screen.

The screen reads: PUT YOUR PATCH ON

Pete applies his patch.

‘This is working,’ he thinks. ‘In two more weeks, I will be able to throw my cigarette lighter in the trash.’

Note: The QT-Watch can also be set to remind you to take medications up to twice each day.

12:12:19 pm

It’s time for lunch. Pete has had a few more cigarettes today, but not nearly as many as he used to. He looks at his QT-Watch. The message now reads: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. Two weeks ago, he would have laughed at this message, but now Pete decides to wait another few minutes before having the next cigarette.

Instead, he presses and holds the (i) button to see how well he did so far this morning.

[GOAL: 15 COUNT: 4] Only four cigarettes before lunch? That’s a record low! He feels positive and decides he is going to smoke fewer than the allotted 15 today. Maybe even only 12.
[LAST CIG: 9-21, 11:17 AM]
[SMOKE FREE FOR…]
[55 MINUTES] Almost an hour. ‘I’ll have my next one in five minutes,’ Pete decides.
[QUITTING SCORE: 91]
[SAVED $28.10]
[DON’T SMOKE.]

12:16:53 pm

Almost five minutes later, he has his fifth cigarette of the day. ‘Those were a long four minutes and it feels good to be smoking’ Pete thinks. ‘Maybe this won’t be so easy.’

He presses the "(c)- cigarette" button prior to lighting up.

He sees the following message

[GOAL: 15 COUNT: 5]

The message that follows reads: YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO QUIT.

He chuckles to himself. ‘Funny how the watch seems to know what I am feeling,’ he thinks.

12:18:21 pm

An associate asks Pete for the time. Pete tilts his wrist towards her so she can read his watch.

"Thanks," she says. She has no idea that the watch Pete is wearing is anything other than a standard sports watch.

"Does that watch have a timer?" she asks.

"And a chronograph," Pete responds.

"Nice," she says and goes on her way.

A few seconds later, he glances at his QT-Watch. The message reads: PETE, GOOD JOB. He agrees. At times it’s been tough, but he has never been this close to quitting before and he feels fairly strongly that he can do it this time. ‘Fifth time’s the charm,’ he thinks.

2:24:34 pm

It has been two hours and six minutes since Pete’s last cigarette. How does he know? He checked the QT-Watch. Two weeks ago, he could barely last an hour. He’s not a non-smoker yet, but he’s come a long way.

He lights a cigarette and presses the "(c) cigarette" button. He watches the message: YOU HAVE THE POWER TO QUIT SMOKING. He wonders how many different messages there are.

2:26:34 pm – Pete is startled by the QT-Watch’s alarm. It beeps 5 times. He looks at the watch and sees that the message says: PUT OUT CIGARETTE. The User Manual said this would happen, even if the user were doing well.

‘OK,’ he thinks. ‘I’ll play along.’ He puts out the cigarette. It is only half done.

He presses and holds the (i) button to see his current count.

[GOAL: 15 COUNT: 6] But it has really only been 5-1/2.

It’s well after noon and he’s only had five and a half cigarettes this day. Even with the patch, he feels as though he is stronger than nicotine for the first time in many, many years.

8:17:21 pm

Pete is sitting on the sofa watching television. He reaches over to his pack of cigarettes to light one up, but first glances at his QT-Watch. It’s dark in the living room, so he presses the light button. The QT-Watch illuminates nicely.

Pete sees that the ‘X’ on the cigarette animation is blinking, which he knows means DON’T SMOKE.

When did he last have a cigarette? ‘Surely it must have been at least a half hour since I smoked one,’ he thinks. But he doesn’t have to guess or keep track. That’s what the QT-Watch is for.

Pete presses and holds the (i) button and learns that he had his last cigarette only 11 minutes ago.

‘Now I know how I smoked so many cigarettes,’ he thinks. ‘I never really paid this much attention before and just kept lighting up and lighting up.’

Pete looks at the QT-Watch and it asks: WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE EXTRA LUNG POWER? ‘Probably spend more time outside,’ he thinks. And then decides that’s a good idea. He turns off the television, grabs a can of cola, and goes out into the backyard for few minutes. It’s a warm fall night. He takes a deep breath of fresh air. ‘Does it smell better out here now that I’ve cut my habit in half’ he wonders, ‘or is it just my imagination?’

10:11:41 pm

Pete is getting ready for bed. Before he places his QT-Watch on the night table he presses and holds the (i) button to see how well he did that day.

[GOAL: 15 COUNT: 13] ‘But it was really 12 and a half,’ he thinks, remembering that cigarette he put out early. From 30 to 12-1/2 in just two weeks. Pete feels proud of his achievements. But he knows there is still work to do.
[LAST CIG: 9-21, 10:01 PM]
[SMOKE FREE FOR…]
[10 MINUTES] ‘Not very impressive,’ Pete thinks, ‘but that cigarette has to last for the next eight hours.’
[QUITTING SCORE: 91]
[SAVED $28.10]
[DON’T SMOKE.]

Pete washes his face, brushes his teeth and climbs into bed.

Lying in bed, Pete mentally prepares himself for the next day. He thinks about what he needs to accomplish at work and the personal errands he has to run.

He also thinks about his smoking habit. ‘Another day down. Only fourteen more to go. Two weeks from tonight,’ he says to himself, ‘I’ll be lying in bed without having had a cigarette all day.’

Until just a few days ago, Pete never believed he would be able to quit, but now he does. A habit he has had for nearly twenty years is about to be broken. Pete feels now that he is stronger than his nicotine habit. It’s a good feeling.

Pete’s last thought before drifting off to sleep is this: At $4.80 a pack, he used to spend over $50 a week on cigarettes. That’s over $2,500 every year. He has already cut that in half and when he breaks this habit, he’ll save enough for a week’s vacation somewhere really nice. Perhaps Cancun.

Pete can almost smell the salt water as he falls asleep.

ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF A  NORMAL WATCH

Including an alarm, stopwatch, and backlight.

STYLISH, DURABLE AND WATERPROOF

Quality you’ll feel as soon as you slip it on.

DISCREET

Only you will know you are trying to quit.

YOUR QUITTING INFO RIGHT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Press the info button to see…

• Your current ‘quitting score™’
• How long since your last cigarette
• Daily count and goal, and
• How much money you’ve saved.

WORKS WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS

Includes alarms designed to remind you about your patches and/or pills.

BREAKS THE "CHAIN"

The cigarette meter helps increase the amount of  time between cigarettes and is especially designed to defeat chain smoking.

OVER 400 CLINICALLY WRITTEN MESSAGES

Provides positive feedback customized to your needs and stage in the quitting process.

EASY TO USE

Just press the cigarette button each time you light up.

ALSO AVAILABLE AS A CLIP-ON WATCH

The handy clip doubles as a desk stand, so you’ll never be without your QT-Watch!

 

Dr. Perlman is a practicing physician board certified in Internal Medicine. He is actively involved in pharmaceutical research studies, and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rush University in Chicago where he is pursuing smoking cessation research. Before that, Dr. Perlman was active in health promotion when he joined the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill as an Assistant Professor, and was appointed Medical Director of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. He attended the University of Illinois for medical school and Northwestern University for Residency Training. He received his undergraduate degree in Bio-Engineering from the University of Illinois.

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