Does Cold Laser Therapy Really Work to Quit Smoking?
Author: Kalon Prensky
While popular in Europe and Canada for over 22 years, laser smoking cessation treatments have only gained popularity in the US for about 5 years.
Clinical trial studies are currently being conducted in the US, with several cold laser manufacturers. One manufacturer has submitted substantial clinical trial records to the FDA for possible clearance. If approved, it will be the first laser in the US to be cleared as a quit smoking laser, making it an approved medical device.
It is now relatively easy to become smoke free with just one or sometimes two, fast, painless and non-invasive cold laser treatments. Some cold laser clinics are boasting an 85+ percent success rate for smoking cessation. Even with an apparent lack of fully accepted, FDA approved data, tens of thousands of smokers have given their two thumbs up to this method of treatment for over two decades.
With over 46 million smokers in the US, there is no doubt that people will be lining up in groves once these quit smoking laser treatments become mainstream. Lighting up while driving, after eating, after sex, and when stressed, nervous or bored, has a calming effect that smokers expect and enjoy. Thanks to a rush of endorphins such as dopamine and serotonin, smoking can make you feel good, however due to nicotine it can be highly addictive.
The Curse & "Cure" of the Nicotine Addiction.
The addictive components of smoking cigarettes are tri-fold: physical, mental and emotional. The cold laser treatment addresses the physical addiction most effectively, through its stimulation of the secretion of endorphins. It also exhibits a balancing and calming effect on the body and mind, which lingers sometimes for weeks. The most effective laser addiction treatment clinics offer support and incorporate a rounded program, which also addresses the mental and emotional components of smoking, including relationship to foods, caffeine, alcohol and costs associated with smoking vs. saving.
The highly addictive act of smoking cigarettes bombards the body with over 6000 chemicals, tars, odors, carcinogens and toxins that contribute to it being an extremely high health risk. The facts are in and the results show that cigarettes are the cause of over 1,200 deaths daily in the US, or 438,000 deaths annually. To prevent or avoid disease and premature death, quitting smoking is the #1 best decision one can make.
Smoking Cessation Options:
The options for helping to quit smoking include, pills, patches, hypnotherapy, acupuncture, counseling and cold laser therapy. All of these methods will work to some degree, however growing evidence suggests that cold laser therapy offers an impressive 85% success rate. The suggestion that laser smoking cessation therapy lacks supportive scientific data has been shot down by the thousands of satisfied, now ex-smokers.
Many people who were two or three pack a day smokers for 20-40 years report that they were able to easily quit smoking after just one laser treatment. Laser smoking cessation has been used at a steadily increasing rate throughout the world for over 22 years. Perhaps the tobacco companies are playing a role in preventing such an effective method from becoming mainstream in the US. After all, who has the most to lose by it being easy to quit smoking?
The Smoking Cessation Process with Cold Laser Therapy.
To quit smoking with cold laser therapy is easy. Here is how it is done. You find a certified cold laser clinic, pay an agreed upon fee of generally 5 to 0, and fill out an informed consent form that shows that you are participating in a clinical trial study.
An Investigational Review Board (IRB) keeps track of many clinical trial studies. It's the studies, which are what will eventually make it possible for the FDA to finally start approving laser therapy for quitting smoking, as a medical device for mainstream use. It's only a matter of time before using lasers for smoking cessation will be commonplace worldwide.
Now back to the treatment room. Just sit back in a comfortable chair and relax as a trained laser clinician treats key acupuncture points of the ear, face, hands and wrists. The treatment is completely painless and the laser is extremely safe, often referred to as a cold laser because it produces a specific laser beam at an intensity that will never heat or damage tissue.
The procedure is quite calming and only takes about 30 minutes to perform. The points used are based on the 5000 year-old practice of Chinese acupuncture, however when treated with the correct type of laser, gives smoking cessation results in often one or two treatments rather than 6-10 treatments with needles.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/quit-smoking-articles/does-cold-laser-therapy-really-work-to-quit-smoking-156158.html
About the Author
For over 24 years Kalon Prensky has been a writer, educator and health advocate. He specializes in teaching about Cold Laser Supplies and Health Products for smoking cessation, healing, pain, ion, oxygen, air and water. Copyright 2007
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Do the patches work to quit smoking?
Yes they do, but you have to want to quit as well.
I used them to quit smoking about 5 years ago or so.
Ive been trying to quit smoking, on patches but doesnt seem to work?
I smoke 10 cigs a day and been trying to quit. Ive used the patch and it works just fine but the craving comes back after 8 hrs of having it on.
The longes Ive quit is 3 weeks on patches but once i get started smoking i get addicted easily.
Ive heard of ZYBAN and CHANTIX.. any idea if this work? Is it prescribed? PLEASE HELP.
I used to smoke a lot, I loved smoking, but I hated the smell…on my clothes, in my car, on my non-smoking wife, dog, house, etc. Tried to quit many times and failed. Always going back for “just one more”. So here is my advice for you, I have been smoke free for over a year now and feel great!
The first thing I would recommend is set a quit date from a couple of weeks to a month or so out, and stick to it. Since you have quit for a few weeks already, but go back to smoking, you know what to expect. Next, sit down and write down all the reasons you want to quit on some paper, all the things you don’t like about it, all the things that the people in your life don’t like about it, the social aspects all the things that make you weak and want a cig, and how you’ll resist the temptation. The health aspects about it the expense, the inconvenience of being a smoker in todays world…everything. Then write down how you’ll feel as a non-smoker, how much more money you’ll have, how much better you’ll breathe, and smell, and well, not smell or stink. Then fold them up and put them in your wallet, or something that you carry with you every day. And read them from time to time while you are waiting for your quit date, and when you are having weak moments and want to smoke. By the time you finish reading them, chances are, the craving will pass.
Then after you write down your “Reasons for Quitting”, call a doctor and get a script for zyban or Chantix. Zyban really helped me. I have tried the patch and lozenges and gum in the past, but my crutch was a nasal spray called Nicotrol NS. The reason I liked it was because when I needed a shot of nicotine, it was there. It didn’t give me heartburn like the gum and lozenges, and still had the “instant gratification” that the cigs had. Then after and only after the thought of a cigarette crossing your lips makes you cringe, then start working on weaning yourself off of the nicotine replacement. The reason I say this is because when you are jonesin’ for a smoke, it’s a jones for nicotine, and when you get over the habit of “smoking” and see how much better you feel and smell without the cigarettes, you won’t want them. I took me a good amount of time to get off of the nicotine replacement, but at least I wasn’t smoking, and no longer wanted them.
On your quit date, throw out your cigs, drink lots of water, keep yourself busy and use your nicotrol ns. Use it as much as you need it. Have a jar or coffee can or a bank ready, and label it “money I didn’t burn” and put the money in it that you would have used to buy cigarettes, and in a few months, treat yourself to something you have had your eyes on for a while. That way you have a goal to keep saving and a reward after you did. And only use the money you didn’t burn to pay for it. You will be surprised how much you save! I used mine for a new set of golf clubs and put the rest in a mutual fund.
Don’t worry about the money you’ll pay for the zyban, or the nicotine nasal spray, (which is only available by prescription), it will pay off big time in clothes that you didn’t ruin, medical bills you won’t have later in life, and carpet you didn’t put holes in, and your home and car that won’t smell and get stained not to mention loose value.
I’ve read a lot of things on this message board, some people say they quit cold turkey, and so on. Just remember everyone is different, and what some people have the will power to do, others don’t. Everyone has different stress levels, jobs and triggers. This is what worked for me, I know it sounds excessive, but it really helped me. The main thing is, you have to want to quit. So remember when you have a weak moment, and think you don’t want to quit anymore, it’s the nicotine talking. My method worked for me because I hit it from all angles. Zyban to calm me, Nicotrol NS to hit the cravings, the list to keep me focused on a bad day, and the monetary reward to keep me from disappointing myself and keep my eyes on the prize. It will keep you busy enough staying on track, that you won’t want to get off track. I isn’t easy, but if I can do it (1 1/2-2 1/2 packs/day) you can too. I’m not going to wish you luck, because you don’t need luck, you need to want to quit bad enough, and stay with it! YOU CAN DO IT!!!
And by the way, on your anniversary date, buy yourself something really nice!!! You deserve it!
can any1 tell me how does the quit smoking patches work on the body?
nothing works unless you really want to quit and have the willpower
how can i quit smoking patches dint work nor the inhaler any suggestions?
This is how i quit.
http://www.squidoo.com/How_to_be_a_non-smoker
does nicoderm CQ and other quit smoking patches work?
im 19 years old and have been smoking cigarettes for several years and was only able to quit once cold turkey by being sent to sago palm academy for undisclosed reasons and when i came home started smoking again…i dont want to shovel out cash for something thats not going to help..i dont expect these things to work by themselves and they require my own restraint..but something to help me noticeably would be great does anyone have any insight?? thanks -jason
Don’t feel bad about not being able to quit through going cold turkey or by cutting down. Cutting down doesn’t work because it gives nicotine the power, not the other way around. The vast majority will fail to quit using these methods.
I personally don’t trust any quit smoking method that deals only with physical nicotine addiction. I tried several times to quit using patches, gums, herbs etc but none of these worked.
Smoking is more of a psychological addiction than a physical one. If you really want to quit you must discover the reasons why you smoke and then eliminate or change these thought processes. As soon as I dealt with my psychological reasons for smoking I quit, first time and more importantly for good.
Patches are expensive and simply do not work. All that is required is a bit of motivation, self belief and determination.
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