As a smoker you are familiar with the various options to help you stop smoking, but do you know what the research says about their relative success rates? They each have their pros and cons.

Willpower
	It costs nothing
	It can be very challenging
Success rate: 6% *3
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) NRT encompasses all the different methods of replacing cigarette smoking with a nicotine-only delivery system (e.g. gum, patches, inhalers, tablets etc.)
	dosage can be set to smoker's cigarette consumption
	skin irritation, disturbed sleep, success rate is low without regular follow-up and/or counselling sessions
Success rate for gum: 10% *3 and patches: ~4-14% *5
Zyban
	some find the mild anti-depressive action to be useful
	many known side-effects (dry mouth, insomnia, rash, headaches, agitation, depression, anxiety etc.)
Success rate: 16-19% *6 (after 26 weeks treatment)
Acupuncture
	Drug-free
	Multiple sessions may be required and no good if you are afraid of needles
Success rate: no published statistics available
Standard Hypnotherapy
	Drug-free
	Multiple sessions may be required
Success rate: 30% *3
Advanced Hypnotherapy with NLP and the Phoenix™ Technique (neuro-linguistic-programming) The Phoenix™ Technique is a development of advanced hypnotherapy and NLP and has been perfected by Dr Barry Neale.
	Drug-free, only one session required in most cases
	None
Success rate: significantly better than standard hypnotherapy 60% *3 -95% *7 (Phoenix technique)

THE DESIRE COMES FROM YOU!

That's right, whichever method of smoking cessation you choose, it will only work if you truly want to stop smoking. None of these systems will be effective if you simply want the benefits of not smoking but don't really want to stop. The determination to knock your smoking habit on the head has to come from you, then you stand a really good chance of being very successful, especially if you choose the method with the best track record, the Phoenix™ Technique.

WHY CHOOSE ADVANCED HYPNOTHERAPY/NLP, IN PARTICULAR THE PHOENIX™ TECHNIQUE?

When smokers try to stop with other methods, they often suffer misery, cravings and depression caused by the feeling that they are being deprived of a pleasure or a "crutch". This is because the "psychosocial" aspect of the smoking habit is either not being addressed or has not been specifically tailored to their individuals needs.

The beauty of the PhoenixTM technique is that it aims to address the powerful psychological aspects of the smoking habit and in so doing, removes any feeling of deprivation. It removes the need and desire to smoke, so there is no need for any aids or substitutes and "binge" eating as a substitute is very unlikely.

Once you are ready to give it 100%, all that you have to do is sit back in a nice comfortable chair and relax. It doesn't get much easier than that!

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references

*1. Department of Health (1998). Report of the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health. The Stationery Office: London. *2. Tomar., S.L. & Asma, S. (2000). Smoking-Attributable Periodontitis in the United States: Findings from NHANES III. J Periodontal (71): 743-751. *3. New Scientist (1992). How one in five have given up smoking, Volume 136, Issue 1845, 31st October, p.6. *4. Aspire to stop smoking (2001). Health Education Board for Scotland and Action on Smoking and Health Scotland, ISBN 1-902030-25-7. *5. New Scientist (1993). Chancing your arm on nicotine patches, Volume 137, issue 1860, 13th February, p12. *6. Zyban research on www.zyban.com. *7. O¹Driscoll M (2002). Smoking Cessation and Hypnosis. The Phoenix Technique, has a success rate of 95% after a study of 300 people interviewed after six months by Dr. Barry Neale PHD.