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September 6, 2010 |
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Laser therapy is a viable alternative for someone seeking a way to stop smoking Dangers of smokingSmoking is the leading cause of premature death in the United States, and the most preventable. Cigarette smoking increases the overall risk of death by as much as 70 percent compared with nonsmokers, and smokers die five to eight years earlier than nonsmokers. Smoking a pipe or cigars is less dangerous, although still deadly. Smoking has been linked to:
Options are available The currently accepted stop-smoking methods usually involve counseling plus application of nicotine in doses that reduce craving for the drug while being diminished gradually. Nicotine patches, nicotine gum, nasal spray and inhalers separate the nicotine from the act of smoking. Laser therapy can be especially helpful for people who can't tolerate the side effects of medication or who prefer an approach that doesn't substitiute one form of nicotine for another. It's essential to be well motivated before embarking on a course of treatment. Laser therapy works for those with a strong desire to quit. Increasingly common procedure The idea of laser therapy as a form of addiction treatment occurred by chance in the early 1970s. A patient observed that his withdrawal symptoms from narcotics disappeared after receiving laser therapy before undergoing surgery. Since then, more than 300 laser-based substance abuse programs have been established in the United States. One of the most common addiction-related uses of laser therapy is smoking cessation. Reducing the discomfort of withdrawal It isn't easy for anyone to alter his or her psychological or physical habits. The addictive aspect of tobacco means that there is a withdrawal syndrome that people go through when they abruptly stop smoking. Laser therapy can reduce the physical discomfort of this phase considerably. Even though laser therapy helps the withdrawal symptoms, you still have to deal with the habitual associations of your smoking with other pleasurable activities, such as drinking coffee or alcoholic beverages, driving, watching television or talking on the phone. The laser treatment plan for smoking cessation is designed to alleviate the stress and struggle associated with quitting, reduce nicotine dependency, diminish oral craving, modify the appetite, improve relaxation, enhance the ability to concentrate and so forth. Individualized laser treatment Every smoker is habituated in somewhat different ways. The goal of laser treatment is to maximize the effectiveness for each smoker by developing a process that utilizes the natural laws, flexibly tailoring treatment plans to meet the precise needs of each individual patient in the process of quitting. It's never too late The desire to smoke only goes away completely after you have quit. Former smokers begin reducing risks of major diseases caused by smoking as soon as they quit. After a number of years of non-smoking, risks of deadly diseases are no greater than for those who never smoked. If conventional medical treatment or patches haven't worked for you or if you want something more, laser treatment does offer a promising alternative. |
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