Unreliable Methods

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Unreliable Methods

1. Acupuncture and Laser Therapy: The idea is that these methods are supposed to calm you down by targeting special pressure points with either needles or lasers, so you don't feel bad about not smoking. There is no evidence that they provide anything apart from a placebo effect. Dr. Dean Edell, M.D., describes an experiment in which researchers provided two groups of quitting smokers with either real acupuncture therapy, in which they placed needles in the accepted pressure points, or fake acupuncture, in which they placed needles in random places. There was no difference between the two groups in terms of quitting success.
   
   Hypnosis: There is no evidence to suggest that hypnosis has provided anything but a placebo effect in a smoking-cessation program. It might be nice just to have a friendly hypnotist to talk to, and from whom to receive encouragement and support. No medical researchers seem to have taken it seriously enough to study its effects.

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