| To Quit or Not to Quit | | | | enough. Still, others require three to four sessions. The |
| Stop smoking! Treatment is available to smokers | | | | cost for a treatment package may range from $300 |
| wanting to quit the habit. Majority of smokers can't kick | | | | to $5,000. |
| the habit on their own. They need moral, as well as | | | | Stop Smoking Treatment Alternatives and New Cures |
| medical, support. Smokers who can't quit cold turkey | | | | There are other treatments for nicotine addiction. One |
| anticipate agonizing cravings for nicotine, and smoking | | | | is the onslaught of herbal formulation and herbal tablets. |
| a cigarette less each day still exposes smokers to lung | | | | These are taken four weeks before the quitting day. |
| cancer, among other things. | | | | The medication preps the body to manage with |
| Indeed, it is not easy to quit. Smoking cigarettes is an | | | | nicotine withdrawal. Users of this herbal treatment |
| addiction, even a disease in itself. Most smokers just | | | | swear that they do not experience depression and |
| shrug off the problem and promise to quit the next | | | | mood swings when they finally stop smoking. |
| day, so they continue smoking and get the hits that | | | | Another approach is the use of anticholinergic drugs. |
| give them the nicotine high. | | | | This drug curbs nicotine craving. A treatment may take |
| Nicotine is just one of the 4,000 chemicals found in | | | | one injection in the arm or in the hip. An hour to 90 |
| tobacco smoke, but its primary effect on the brain | | | | minutes later, two more shots behind the ear will then |
| makes it a deadly component. With each puff of the | | | | be administered. The injections will be followed up with |
| cigarette, nicotine enters the brain through the | | | | atropine tablets and the application of a scopolamine |
| bloodstream. Once it hits the brain, it gives a sense of | | | | patch behind the ear worn for a period of two weeks. |
| well-being, which makes the addiction hard to beat. | | | | Unlike laser application, this treatment is covered by |
| Laser for Stop Smoking Treatment Applications? | | | | insurance is relatively non-invasive. |
| Fortunately, there are a number of stop smoking | | | | Another revolutionary stop smoking treatment is the |
| treatment options and programs available for those | | | | real time functional magnetic resonance imaging or |
| who need professional help to stop the deadly habit. | | | | FMRI. Large brain scanners measure the blood flow to |
| There are nicotine patches, customized treatment | | | | the different areas of the brain. The scans will reveal |
| plans, residential treatment programs, worksite | | | | the brain's actions during smoking. The technology |
| programs, outpatient counseling, and intensive | | | | invented by Omneuron is exciting drug abuse experts. |
| outpatient programs. The addition of laser application | | | | The tool is expected to control the cravings for |
| as a stop smoking treatment is becoming a popular | | | | nicotine. Since the new tool can help patients control |
| alternative. Used in Europe and Canada, this stop | | | | pain, it can do wonders for those trying to control their |
| smoking treatment has since gained a huge following | | | | urgent and frequent need for nicotine. |
| because of its success. The process is painless and | | | | Smokers can choose their stop smoking treatments. |
| takes only about an hour per treatment. | | | | They can quit cold turkey, lessen their cigarette |
| Through the treatment, a laser pen device hovers | | | | smoking, have a laser session, take herbal tablets, or |
| over the chin, forehead, nostrils, and in the ears. The | | | | get those shots. These treatments offer hope to all |
| treatment stimulates the endorphins, which makes the | | | | smokers who want to quit but cannot do it on their |
| patient relaxed. The craving for a stick of cigarette | | | | own. After all, everybody needs a little help sometimes. |
| instantly disappears. In some people, one session is | | | | |