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Can Israel finally stub out smoking? Experts turn to AI, brain stimulation, and new drugs
Israel is deploying AI, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and behavioral therapy to combat rising smoking rates, now affecting one in four adults; new regulations including graphic packaging and removal of duty-free tobacco sales are being implemented.
The Wire takeaway
If you're building smoking cessation tools, Israel just moved from debate to deployment: Deep TMS has regulatory approval, behavioural therapy is moving into clinical practice, and new packaging rules create a window where users actively reconsidering their habit will see why. Your customer acquisition cost just dropped.
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Topics: Digital Health · smoking-cessation · brain-stimulation · behavioral-therapy · health-tech · regulatory-shift