Smoking Cessation

Nicotine addiction has been said to be parallel to that of cocaine and heroin and its psychological dependency even harder to overcome due to the availability of tobacco and its highly addictive drug nicotine. About half of all Americans who continue to smoke will die because of the habit. Each year, about 438,000 people die in the US from tobacco use. Nearly 1 of every 5 deaths is related to smoking. Cigarettes kill more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and illegal drugs combined.

Over the past two decades, stop-smoking programs have come and gone having little impact on the addiction. Most of these programs, including nicorette gum and the "patch", have been drug (nicotine) based. Common sense dictates that you should not use the addictive substance to overcome the addiction. This approach is like having an alcoholic switch from scotch to vodka to try to quit drinking. In addition, stop smoking programs have been dealing with either the physical or psychological aspects of the addiction with very few taking into consideration detoxification.

At Laser Therapeutics we believe the answer to combating tobacco addiction is our multi-phasic approach involving the following components.

• Low level laser is currently under investigation in the U.S. to see if it relieves the physical need for the substance without using a drug.
• Dealing with the psychological aspect in such a way that it ensures an addiction free lifestyle.
• Laser therapy is thought of as a modernistic form of Acupuncture. The laser light is helpful in controlling addictions and enhancing relaxation. When the laser makes contact with the body’s various energy points, feeling of relaxation and a state of well being is experienced.
• A soft laser light is used to stimulate specific energy points in the ear, face, legs feet and hands relating to the addiction. Treatment with laser helps to promote the release of endorphins in the body. Endorphins are the body’s natural chemicals which help keep you calm and relaxed making it overwhelmingly easier to cope with the addiction, withdrawal symptoms, and cravings that arise from giving up nicotine.
• Our Certified Therapists educate and council you during your session. You will be given the knowledge on how to deal with your new lifestyle. Other areas being focused on during your therapy are the withdrawal symptoms, cravings, your current habits, and nutritional information which will help the body become nicotine free. At Laser Therapeutics we schedule a second session one week after your initial treatment. If cravings persist a booster is available within the first 6 months for no additional cost if you have not smoked. For clients concerned about gaining weight after kicking the habit, we can also treat other pressure points which help increase your metabolism, thus controlling weight gain. The basis of our laser therapy treatment is to rapidly get you over the addiction period and teach you how to live a smoke-free life. Each session takes less than one hour.

The session is completely drug-free and non-invasive!