Male smokers lose an average of 13.2 years of life
Female smokers lose an average of 14.5 years of life.
Auriculotherapy
Auriculotherapy is a clinically effective treatment method used to stop smoking and in the relief of chronic pain. Acupuncture (needle or non-needle) is used on the external ear to decrease desire to smoke and to relieve chronic pain. The patient will usually feel nothing or sometimes a slight tingle sensation as it stimulates the points of the ear.