Quit
Smoking Comparison Chart
There
are three parts to a smoking addiction:
1.
Habituation (habit): Habituation occurs when the behavior
of smoking is paired with another behavior, such as drinking
coffee. After
a few repetitions, the act of drinking coffee gives the smoker
a craving for cigarettes.
This is an unconscious element of the smoking habit.
2.
Smoking for relaxation & pleasure (stress relief): Placing
something in the mouth provides stress relief. This is
an unconscious element of the smoking habit.
3.
Physical addiction to nicotine.
Neuro-VISION
deals with the two most powerful elements of the smoking addiction:
#1 Habituation and #2 Smoking for relaxation & pleasure.
When these two elements are dealt with effectively
at the subconscious level of mind,
#3 - the physical addiction is easily overcome without feelings
of withdrawal and without substitution of food.
The other
methods deal strictly with #3 - the physical addiction to
nicotine. And even if you overcome the physical addiction,
you will still have cravings, compulsions and the habit of
smoking to deal with.
The other methods espouse behavior
modification to deal with #1 and #2. However, behavior
mods are forced at the conscious
level of mind, so they won't take the struggle
out of eliminating the habit, and the need to put something
into the mouth for relaxation and pleasure will still be present.
So, most people will substitute food in place of the cigarettes.
Remember, #1 and #2 are unconscious elements,
so trying to deal with them at the conscious level
of mind will require a tremendous amount of time and effort
- spelled willpower!
|
|
Neuro-VISION |
Shots |
Laser
Therapy |
Gums
& Patches |
Requires Drugs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Treats Underlying Causes |
Eliminates
Stress & Habituation |
Nicotine
Addiction Only |
Nicotine
Addiction Only |
Nicotine
Addiction Only |
Destroys
the habituation |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Reprograms
Thinking |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Behavior mod classes |
Not
needed |
Strongly
Suggested |
Suggested |
Suggested |
Support Group |
Not
needed |
Suggested |
Suggested |
Suggested |
Side Effects |
Increased
relaxation |
Driving
is not permitted the night of the treatment |
None
Reported |
Gums
may cause a burning sensation in the mouth.
|
Cost |
Up To $1,000.00
- In Office Viewings
$99.97
Purchased on line |
$500.00
+ $60.00 Meds |
$349.00 |
Varies |
Guarantees |
100%
Money Back |
No
Guarantees |
No
Guarantees |
No
Guarantees |
Claimed Success Rate |
90% at 2 months, 70%
at 1 year |
86% success rate at
2 months |
None listed in advertising |
None listed in advertising |
How It Works |
See example of habituation
at top of chart.
Our feelings of stress, cravings, and compulsions,
are created by our thoughts, which are generally in
the form of mental images, which we may or may not be
consciously aware of.
Neuro-VISION
extinguishes habituation by installing new images (thoughts)
at the subconscious level of mind.
These create new stimulus-response patterns,
so that the behaviors that have been triggering a craving
automatically trigger the loss of cravings and create
the compulsion to be a non-smoker.
Eliminates stress
by installing new images at the subconscious level of
mind, so that the mental images (thoughts) that have
been creating stress, actually trigger the mind to automatically
change to other mental images that will create relaxation
instead. |
Prior to undergoing
treatment, there will be some necessary medical testing.
You
get a shot, and then you take the same medication orally
for a month.
They use a combination
of medications that bind to the nicotine receptor sites
in the brain and satisfy the body's appetite for nicotine. |
It�s
claimed that Laser acupuncture intercepts messages sent
by the brain to the body that demand more nicotine,
thereby disrupting the addictive process. It is offered
as a research
protocol
It�s
claimed that it can eliminate most cravings, but
not the habit. Generally the treatment reduces cravings
from 20 plus to 3-5 a day.
It is the person's responsibility to incorporate healthy lifestyle
changes to make those few cravings manageable. (In other words, if you get cravings when you drink coffee,
cut out the coffee, etc.) |
|
|
Number
of sessions needed |
Most people quit on
first viewing, then return for 3 to 5 reinforcement
viewings over a 2 to 3 week period |
One Session + 30 days
of medication |
One
45-minute session. |
N/A |
|
Free
Follow-up |
Lifetime -
Never an additional charge. |
1 year but office
fee for each visit. |
1 year
|
N/A |
* We believe that all information
is accurate as of 08/20/2024, but are
not responsible for typographical errors. All information
taken from advertising materials disseminated by proponents
of each method.
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