Hypnotherapy For Smoking Cessation

According to the National Mental Health Association, anxiety-related disorders cost the United States $42 billion a year in work-related and medical losses (NIMH, 1999). About 11 percent of adults over age 55 have an anxiety disorder (USSG, 1999), and about 13 percent of children between 9 and 17 years old have an anxiety disorder (USSG, [...]

Everyone goes about stopping smoking in different ways. When you commit yourself to giving up tobacco and nicotine, it is really important to surround yourself with like minded people, or at the very least, with people who appreciate and who are sympathetic to your quitting quest. In freeing yourself from the evil of nicotine addiction, [...]

Local Support Groups A Key to Treatment Success Social support includes informal support such as from family, friends, or co-workers, and formal support such as from a support group, or the support of a health care provider. Smokers who have a higher self-efficacy increase their chances of success, and the more they receive encouragement, the [...]

For those who have attempted to give up smoking, support may not have been readily available. Even as recently as about two decades ago, quit smoking support cannot be immediately acquired. However, a lot has changed since that time. These days, anyone could obtain help as well as guidance from a variety of providers, which [...]

Human beings are creatures of habit—just ask a smoker who has tried to quit. But we’re also social animals, and when it comes to quitting smoking, the people around us can make a big difference. Group counseling may not be as effective as some other treatments (such as medication), but for people looking for the [...]

Opting to give up smoking is easy; keeping yourself from backsliding is the difficult part. After you make a promise to stop using tobacco, you will have a strong resolve, high energy as well as lack of knowledge with regard to the emotionally charged, heart-pounding merry-go-round called nicotine withdrawal. You will need encouragement to be [...]

Opting to give up smoking is easy; trying to keep yourself from backsliding would be the tough part. As you make a commitment to quit smoking, you will have a strong resolution, high level of energy and also insufficient knowledge in relation to the emotional, heart-pounding saga called nicotine withdrawal. You are going to require [...]

By Leah Martino, OMD, L.Ac. After setting the appointment for my first smoking treatment as a new practitioner 12 years ago. I looked up the protocol. Only one paragraph outlined the treatment points and frequency of treatment. End of subject. Sound familiar? I administered the auricular treatment, sent the patient home and hoped for the [...]

Nicotine Anonymous Smokers Recovery Program Nicotine Anonymous is a 12-step program available to people who want to stop using nicotine. This program is open to those who are using nicotine withdrawal aids and smoking cessation products. Nicotine Anonymous Overview Nicotine Anonymous is a non-profit program. The only requirement for joining is the desire to be [...]

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