E-smoker Forever – by Leaford
I'm always browsing the web for anything e-cig related, and along the way I usually find one or two press releases or bog posts written in the worst broken english you've ever seen. They always make me laugh. When you read something like, "E-Cig is never going to run or to make it faster because there was never a day in the records of history where only one product was sold throughout the country across all the stores," you just have to laugh.
Well, today's Chinglish chuckler started out, "Are you frustrated with your bad smoking habit? You will do absolutely anything to get the quit smoking guaranteed result so that you can prolong your life even longer." So, I settled in for a good read. It continued with, "Only with high determination in your heart can make you quit smoking guaranteed." I knew I was on to a winner here.
But then it continued with, "A very successful rate method that will you help get the quit smoking guaranteed result is by using a laser therapy," and suddenly I wasn't interested in the broken english anymore. Laser therapy? For smoking? What the hell do they laser?
So, I googled it, and sure enough, they have <a href="http://www.freedomlasertherapy.com/how_laser_therapy_works.htm">Stop Smoking Laser Therapy</a>!
Apparently, this is based on acupuncture. Low level lasers are applied to acupuncture points supposedly linked to addiction. The laser is said to trigger the release of endorphins, which in turn are supposed to relieve the cravings for nicotine. Clients pay around $400 for a half hour session, and some people say they they were completely "cured" after as little as one session.
Personally, I am a die-hard skeptic. Acupuncture has never been shown to be effective for anything, let alone quitting smoking, and adding lasers, bells, or whistles doesn't help any. And indeed, there is no evidence at all for laser quit smoking therapy. The one group in the US which is supposed to be doing clinical trials, Freedom Laser Therapy, isn't even collecting data!
Group: Stop-Smoking Lasers A Fraud - CBS News
FDA regulations do allow the therapy to be used in investigational clinical trials or studies — exactly what Freedom Laser Therapy said it is carrying out at its two locations, in Santa Monica, Calif., and Royal Oak, Mich., president Craig Nabat said.
The company charged thousands of smokers to participate in the trials so far but has not collected data on whether the program successfully helped them quit, said Nabat, who wants to open franchises nationwide.
"We are not documenting exactly how many people are coming through — how successful they are," said Nabat, adding that client referrals vouch for the program's effectiveness.
Even the American Cancer Society and American Lung Association reject Laser Therapy as not supported by scientific evidence.
So, don't waste your money. $400 for a half hour session will buy a lot of cartomizers instead!
I'm always browsing the web for anything e-cig related, and along the way I usually find one or two press releases or bog posts written in the worst broken english you've ever seen. They always make me laugh. When you read something like, "E-Cig is never going to run or to make it faster because there was never a day in the records of history where only one product was sold throughout the country across all the stores," you just have to laugh.
Well, today's Chinglish chuckler started out, "Are you frustrated with your bad smoking habit? You will do absolutely anything to get the quit smoking guaranteed result so that you can prolong your life even longer." So, I settled in for a good read. It continued with, "Only with high determination in your heart can make you quit smoking guaranteed." I knew I was on to a winner here.
But then it continued with, "A very successful rate method that will you help get the quit smoking guaranteed result is by using a laser therapy," and suddenly I wasn't interested in the broken english anymore. Laser therapy? For smoking? What the hell do they laser?
So, I googled it, and sure enough, they have <a href="http://www.freedomlasertherapy.com/how_laser_therapy_works.htm">Stop Smoking Laser Therapy</a>!
Apparently, this is based on acupuncture. Low level lasers are applied to acupuncture points supposedly linked to addiction. The laser is said to trigger the release of endorphins, which in turn are supposed to relieve the cravings for nicotine. Clients pay around $400 for a half hour session, and some people say they they were completely "cured" after as little as one session.
Personally, I am a die-hard skeptic. Acupuncture has never been shown to be effective for anything, let alone quitting smoking, and adding lasers, bells, or whistles doesn't help any. And indeed, there is no evidence at all for laser quit smoking therapy. The one group in the US which is supposed to be doing clinical trials, Freedom Laser Therapy, isn't even collecting data!
Group: Stop-Smoking Lasers A Fraud - CBS News
FDA regulations do allow the therapy to be used in investigational clinical trials or studies — exactly what Freedom Laser Therapy said it is carrying out at its two locations, in Santa Monica, Calif., and Royal Oak, Mich., president Craig Nabat said.
The company charged thousands of smokers to participate in the trials so far but has not collected data on whether the program successfully helped them quit, said Nabat, who wants to open franchises nationwide.
"We are not documenting exactly how many people are coming through — how successful they are," said Nabat, adding that client referrals vouch for the program's effectiveness.
Even the American Cancer Society and American Lung Association reject Laser Therapy as not supported by scientific evidence.
So, don't waste your money. $400 for a half hour session will buy a lot of cartomizers instead!
