Any smoker can quit anytime. It is the resolve to permanently stop smoking that is the challenging part. Most people fail this challenge and some may, through sheer will power, overcome their nicotine addiction but with a price. Many smokers who have quit cold turkey develop heart problems and high blood pressure because of the extreme stress of fighting the nicotine addiction. Many people can reflect on the long-term damage of smoking as a motivation to stop smoking. There are other less stressful ways, of overcoming nicotine addiction. There are tobacco treatment people or a treatment program to assist you in quitting completely. One could also opt for a more natural treatment approach for nicotine addiction. One very effective treatment is acupuncture therapy for nicotine addiction. Acupuncture Saratoga Springs is an integral part and probably the most important treatment program of traditional Chinese medicine. Acupuncture is proven to help with a number of health and emotional conditions, including stress. Acupuncture became known as a treatment for addiction in the 1970s when an individual reported being cured of his opium withdrawal symptoms after being treated with electroacupuncture. Many are still unconvinced of the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating nicotine withdrawal symptoms but more evidence shows that this is not the case. Nicotine patches help with the smoking cessation part but it does not really cure the root cause of the problem, which is the nicotine addiction. Acupuncture, on the other hand addresses both the withdrawal symptoms and the addiction itself.
When first meeting with an acupuncturist, the acupuncturist may ask the patient a few questions to orient himself or herself with the patient’s smoking habits. Next, a physical examination of blood pressure, pulse and inspection of the tongue is conducted on the patient. The acupuncturist will need to ask about the patient’s emotional and physical symptoms in order for the former to better diagnose the problem and allowing for the best possible approach to treat the addiction. The treatment is just as focused at allaying the mental pressure or stress, fears, cravings, irascibility, and the anxiety of the patient as it is with relieving the physical symptoms of the nicotine addiction. Moreover and more importantly, the treatment also detoxifies the body of nicotine and other toxins gained from long-term smoking. Auricular acupuncture is the commonly used approach for nicotine addiction treatment. Each needle is inserted in specific areas on the ear. These areas correspond to organs and body parts affected by the smoking including the sympathetic nervous system. Ear points used associate with the shenmen, kidneys, sympathetic nervous system, lungs and mouth. The length of the treatment depend on how much nicotine and other toxins are in the body and how severe the withdrawal symptoms of a patient is. Usually, a session lasts 30 to 40 minutes with sessions twice a week. Sometimes ear tacks are used to help prolong the effectiveness of the treatment.
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