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Bad. they can't get people to keep calling to quit. we'll look at the dollar figure straight from the stimulus. it is just under a million dollars, $977,000 creates one full-time job to hand these out in the washington, d.c., area. we spoke to the group handing these out and we'll tell you what it can achieve. first of all, support via text 24/7. you can connect to other people trying to quit. also, on the blackberries, they give you options to prevent relapse. plus, one of the producers pointed out, it gives you something else to do with your hand and that can really help people. i spoke to t...

People stop smoking by using a blackberry. >> come on.actually handing out blackberries. when i heard this, i sent you a text, with big exclamation points. >> i never got to it. >> but stopping smoking is an important value, no one questions that. this is a program in washington, d.c., not too far from your hometown up in maryland. >> sure. >> they got a million dollars, close to a million, and what they are doing is they are going to certain areas where people rely on the quit lines they call it and they're giving them blackberries to make it easier to get what they need 24/7. on the screen, ...