I was listening to the radio the other day when I heard a commercial for a center that helps you stop smoking through the use of laser treatments. The commercial stated that a patient could return for unlimited laser treatments as long as they did not smoke.
So I'm thinking, well, duh! "We'll help you stop smoking, as long as you don't smoke!" And I'd never heard of the use of lasers to treat nicotine withdrawal. So I've been doing a little internet research today, and I was able to find a lot of centers providing the services, but no scientific evidence to back it up. I guess it is considered a form of acupuncture.
Maybe this is old news but I am just so shocked that people would even believe that applying lasers to your hands would make you stop smoking. I'm even a little surprised that this particular radio station would run these ads.
Does anyone have any links to articles talking about the in-effectiveness of methods like this? Maybe it would just be lumped into accupuncture as a whole? I would like to forward them to the advertising people at this radio station.
As an aside, I'm not a smoker but I feel for people who are addicted to cigarettes and have difficulty quitting. I hate to see people waste their money on the latest quit east method in desparation, but regardless of the science involved, maybe these treatments have helped some people? I know that the effects of these kind of treatments can sometimes be placebo effects but if my loved one was finally able to quit, I would probably feel that the woo was worth it.
So I'm thinking, well, duh! "We'll help you stop smoking, as long as you don't smoke!" And I'd never heard of the use of lasers to treat nicotine withdrawal. So I've been doing a little internet research today, and I was able to find a lot of centers providing the services, but no scientific evidence to back it up. I guess it is considered a form of acupuncture.
Maybe this is old news but I am just so shocked that people would even believe that applying lasers to your hands would make you stop smoking. I'm even a little surprised that this particular radio station would run these ads.
Does anyone have any links to articles talking about the in-effectiveness of methods like this? Maybe it would just be lumped into accupuncture as a whole? I would like to forward them to the advertising people at this radio station.
As an aside, I'm not a smoker but I feel for people who are addicted to cigarettes and have difficulty quitting. I hate to see people waste their money on the latest quit east method in desparation, but regardless of the science involved, maybe these treatments have helped some people? I know that the effects of these kind of treatments can sometimes be placebo effects but if my loved one was finally able to quit, I would probably feel that the woo was worth it.
What the hell??