Totke Remedies: Acupuncture

What can smokers safely turn to now that 90% of the more than 13,000 cases of self-injurious behavior or depression have been linked to the use of varenicline (Chantix)?

“Hypnosis is the single most effective way of giving up smoking, according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit. A meta-analysis, statistically combined results of more than 600 studies of 72,000 people from America and Europe to compare various methods of quitting. On average, hypnosis was over three times as effective as nicotine replacement methods and 15 times as effective as trying to quit alone,” according to Lynn Whitmire, owner of Advanced Hypnotherapy.

“When combining hypnotherapy with another strategy like acupuncture the results are additive,” said Cheryl Warnke, founder of Silver Sage Acupuncture. “For example Dr. Joseph Barber conducted a study at the University of Washington, Seattle and found that hypnosis combined with another smoking cessation protocol like acupuncture, could be extremely effective. At follow up 6 months to 3 years after 91% of the participants reported staying abstinent.”
Deborah Brauser of Medscape Medical News reported “New research shows Varinicline is associated with a significantly increased risk of suicidal behavior and depression”. The study coinvestigator, Curt D.Furberg, M.D.,PhD. said in an interview with Brauser “This should not be a first line drug. Idealistically, it should come off the market, but that is not realistic. So a more realistic recommendation is to restrict its use.”
Statistics show that the combination of hypnotherapy and acupuncture increases the odds of quitting by 80-90 percent. This compares favorably with the most successful nicotine replacement therapy, varinicline, which has a 44 percent success rate.

Acupuncture and hypnosis are a safe and effective alternative to nicotine replacement therapies.

Here are references to just a few of the studies that have been done in support of the effectiveness of these two modalities for smoking cessation:

Frank Schmidt and research student Chockalingham Viswesvaran from the university of Iowa used a meta-analysis, utilising the results of more than 600 studies totalling nearly 72,000 people to find the most effective method to stop smoking.
The results, which were published in the Journal of Applied Psychology and included 48 studies of hypnosis covering 6000 smokers, clearly showed that hypnosis, to use the same terminology as the quit counsellor, was three times more effective than NRT. (nicotine replacement therapy)
References - Elliot Wald, Tami J Eggelston PhD & Fredrick Gibbson PhD, "Cognitive reactions to smoking relapse", New Scientist, vol 136, pp6.

90.6% Success Rate for Smoking Cessation Using Hypnosis.
Of 43 consecutive patients undergoing this treatment protocol, 39 reported remaining abstinent from tobacco use at follow-up (6 months to 3 years post-treatment). This represents a 90.6% success rate using hypnosis.
University of Washington School of Medicine, Depts. of Anesthesiology and Rehabilitation Medicine, Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2001 Jul;49(3):257-66. Barber J.

87% Reported Abstinence From Tobacco Use With Hypnosis
A field study of 93 male and 93 female CMHC outpatients examined the facilitation of smoking cessation by using hypnosis. At 3-month follow-up, 86% of the men and 87% of the women reported continued abstinence from the use of tobacco using hypnosis.
Performance by gender in a stop-smoking program combining hypnosis and aversion. Johnson DL, Karkut RT. Adkar Associates, Inc., Bloomington, Indiana. Psychol Rep. 1994 Oct;75(2):851-7.PMID: 7862796 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

81% Reported They Had Stopped Smoking After Hypnosis
Thirty smokers enrolled in an HMO were referred by their primary physician for treatment. Twenty-one patients returned after an initial consultation and received hypnosis for smoking cessation. At the end of treatment, 81% of those patients reported that they had stopped smoking, and 48% reported abstinence at 12 months post-treatment.
Texas A&M University, System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, College Station, TX USA. Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2004 Jan;52(1):73-81. Clinical hypnosis for smoking cessation: preliminary results of a three-session intervention. Elkins GR, Rajab MH.

Hypnosis Patients Twice As Likely To Remain Smoke-Free After Two Years
Study of 71 smokers showed that after a two-year follow up, patients that quit with hypnosis were twice as likely to remain smoke-free than those who quit on their own.
Guided health imagery for smoking cessation and long-term abstinence. Wynd, CA. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2005; 37:3, pages 245-250.

Hypnosis More Effective Than Drug Interventions For Smoking Cessation
Group hypnosis sessions, evaluated at a less effective success rate (22% success) than individualized hypnosis sessions. However, group hypnosis sessions were still demonstrated here as being more effective than drug interventions.
Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, OH 43210, USA Descriptive outcomes of the American Lung Association of Ohio hypnotherapy smoking cessation program. Ahijevych K, Yerardi R, Nedilsky N.

Hypnosis Most Effective Says Largest Study Ever: 3 Times as Effective as Patch and 15 Times as Effective as Willpower.
Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking, according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit. A meta-analysis, statistically combining results of more than 600 studies of 72,000 people from America and Europe to compare various methods of quitting. On average, hypnosis was over three times as effective as nicotine replacement methods and 15 times as effective as trying to quit alone.
University of Iowa, Journal of Applied Psychology, How One in Five Give Up Smoking. October 1992. (Also New Scientist, October 10, 1992.)

Smoking cessation after acupuncture treatment.
Cabioglu MT, Ergene N, Tan U.
Department of Physiology, Selçuk University, Faculty of Meram Medical, Konya, Turkey. tugcab@yahoo.com
Abstract
Acupuncture is applied, especially in treatment of pain, hemiplegia, obesity, and psychological illnesses including addiction. Recently, ear and body acupuncture have been frequently used in the treatment of smoking. An increase in levels of endorphin, enkephalin, epinephrine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine in the central nervous system and plasma has been reported as the most important mechanism of acupuncture. That is, acupuncture application may increase the levels of endorphin, enkephalin, epinephrine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine in the central nervous system and plasma. The authors think that acupuncture application provides the patients with deterioration in the taste of smoking, decrease in desire of smoking, and the obstruction of psychological symptoms that appear as a result of smoking cessation. Because of these effects it is presumed that acupuncture application may be used as an important method for smoking cessation treatment.
PMID: 17464775 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE

Hypnosis and acupuncture, a powerful combination to help you kick the habit.

Lynn Whitmire

C.H.T., C.M.T., is the owner of Advanced Hypnotherapy in San Diego, California. (http://www.advancedhypnotherapyonline.com/ ). Lynn has received extensive training in hypnosis, NLP and energy psychology. She is a certified mind-body hypnotherapist. A member of the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association she is a registered hypno-anesthesia therapist and a Certified Master Trainer for the International Association of Counselors and Therapists providing beginning and advanced hypnosis training courses.

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