Smoking cessation without nicotine substitutes or medication
While quitting smoking brings maximum health benefits, it’s not just a matter of snapping your fingers for a successful withdrawal. Nicotine substitutes and specific medications are available to help you give up smoking, but these products are not necessarily the most effective and contribute to maintaining a certain form of addiction. That’s why in this article, we present the different methods of smoking cessation without the use of medication or nicotine substitutes.
The different methods of quitting smoking without substitutes
Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, is the technique most commonly used to support people wishing to try a method of quitting smoking without nicotine substitutes or medication. They enable us to treat both the psychological (cognitive) and behavioral aspects of addiction. To do this, the therapist, usually a psychologist or doctor, looks at the thoughts and beliefs surrounding smoking in the patient concerned, and makes an “assessment” of the situations in which he or she resorts to it.
The main aim of CBT treatment is to identify the factors that trigger a person’s desire to smoke (stress, habit, pleasure of smoking, conviviality, etc.), so that strategies can be put in place to replace cigarettes. While CBT increases the chances of successful withdrawal by 50%, it requires a concrete commitment on the part of the patient, both in terms of time and psychological investment. It usually takes several sessions to achieve conclusive results.
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Hypnosis
Hypnosis is one of the methods used to stop smoking without substitutes. Performed by a hypnotherapist, it involves putting the patient into a state of deep relaxation to work on thoughts linked to smoking. A hypnosis session generally helps to highlight the inconveniences of smoking (bad breath, taste degradation, shortness of breath, health concerns, etc.) while emphasizing the benefits of weaning. It also helps to overcome the limiting beliefs that sometimes stand in the way of successful smoking cessation without substitutes, such as the fear of gaining weight.
Hypnosis is a brief therapy that produces rapid results when used effectively. Often, a single session is enough to solve the problem, with two to three sessions being the maximum for this type of method. According to the Cochrane review of studies, hypnosis shows results comparable to those seen in people undergoing cognitive-behavioral therapy. At an average cost of €60, the sessions are not reimbursed by the Assurance Maladie.
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laserOstop®, an ultra-efficient method for quitting smoking without substitutes
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The effects of laserOstop®
Unlike conventional lasers that use electrostimulation, laserOstop® uses photobiomodulation to stimulate different points in the ear’s reflex zone that influence your desire to smoke. This is a technique that has been mastered and practiced for over thirty years, with a wide range of applications in both the medical and aesthetic fields. Helping to quit smoking without the effects of nicotine deprivation, it is ideal for achieving smoking cessation without substitutes of any kind, and greatly reduces the risk of trying to compensate with food. It is therefore ideal for maintaining your weight when you stop smoking.
LaserOstop® smoking cessation management
Centers specializing in smoking cessation without laserOstop® substitutes are present in Saudi Arabia and throughout Europe. LaserOstop® acts on your desire to smoke and on addiction mechanisms, enabling you to stop smoking in a single session lasting just one hour! And to avoid any difficulties, we offer free treatment if you start smoking again within 12 months of your first session.
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