I can't speak to Smokenders per se, but I did take one program long ago, I think it was the American Lung Cancer Program. Boring as hell. My opinion is - if you dedicate yourself to the program, and do your homework AND if they offer a support site - (which if they don't, there's no point as far as I'm concerned), why not try it. But without a support site to back it up, with ANY PROGRAM, you have no consistent, continuous place to go to maintain your commitment, motivation and be held accountable. Most us can quit for a limited amount of time. It's maintaining a quit for a year or two that separates the long-term Elders from the forever repeaters.
You can set a quit date here five weeks hence, spend every day here reading and studying and learning how to quit while you're still smoking and follow the EX Plan which is promoted by the Mayo Clinic. And it's free here! Mayo also has an in-house, residential clinic that you can pay for (closed right now due to the pandemic). Nicotine Dependence Center - Residential Treatment Program in Minnesota - Mayo Clinic
If paying money to quit smoking gives one more incentive to quit - great. For me, the American Lung program, Smoke Away and hypnosis did not enable me to secure a long-term quit. SUPPORT did. It was only through the education I got from other smokers who had quit (not the "experts," many of whom have the knowledge but not the personal experience of having smoked) that I understood what it was all about and how to conquer it.
A bit off topic of your question, sorry. No opinion on Smokenders, but sure do have opinions on other stuff! lol
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