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Tamar Meyer Mar 05, 2010 (02:18 PM)  

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Hello everyone,
I recently received an email from a member who said that she searched the CAN-ADAPTT website for recommendations, abstracts or evidence-based research regarding the use of hypnotherapy and laser therapy for smoking cessation and couldn't find any references. 
 
Two Cochrane reviews regarding acupuncture, acupressure, laser therapy or electrostimulation see:http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab000009.html and hypnotherapy, see:(http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab001008.html both did not find enough good/consistent evidence to show whether or not these interventions can help people trying to quit smoking, and in the case of laser/acupuncture, identify that methodological problems meant that no firm conclusions can be drawn.
Thoughts? Comments?

Tamar Meyer

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