When acupuncture was first introduced to the Western world by Oriental practitioners in the early 1970s, medical authorities scoffed. The idea of inducing anaesthesia, lessening pain and treating illnesses by inserting needles into specified points of the body was foreign to our way of thinking, and not easy to accept. In the intervening years, however, this approach has been shown to have widespread value in a number of applications including weight loss and cigarette cessation.
Either a straight needle or a staple is inserted into either the nose or the ear to effect a lessening in the desire to smoke. Different practitioners’ techniques will vary enormously. Success rates, as usual, are exaggerated but have been documented to a certain extent.
Does it work for everyone? No. Could it work for you? Perhaps. Once again, you must really want to quit. And for the method to work best, you must believe in it. To help ensure effectiveness, most practitioners instruct subjects in coping techniques, since withdrawal will be alleviated but not eliminated in most cases.
If interested, you can find practitioners listed in your area’s Yellow Pages under acupuncture. It definitely is not quackery, and it may be just what you need.
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