Nicotine Dependence

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Magnetic Therapy:

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that Magnetic Therapy  can help with nicotine dependence)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Low-Level Laser Therapy:

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Low Level Laser Therapy helps with Nicotine dependence)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Acupuncture:

Recommendation: weakly in favor (studies have shown that Acupuncture can help patients in treating Nicotine dependance and withdrawel)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Yoga:

Recommendation: no recommendation (there is insufficient evidence to show that yoga can help with smoking cessation)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Creative Art Therapy (Expressive Therapy)

Recomendation: weakly in favor (Studies have shown that Art Therapy may benefit patients with smoking addictions)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Hypnosis:

Recommendation: weakly against (evidence has shown that hypnosis is not effective in helping people stop smoking)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Image Therapy:

Recommendation: weakly against (evidence has shown that Image Therapy is not effective in treating nicotine dependance)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Meditation:

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that Meditation can help with nicotine dependance)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

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