Stop your cravings and Quit Smoking in Melbourne with Laser Therapy

We offer a Quit Smoking program in Melbourne using Cold Laser Therapy. It could be the support you need for success.

AcuQuit is a quit smoking laser treatment aimed at reducing physical withdrawal symptoms. By reducing these physical withdrawal symptoms it then becomes possible to quit.

The smoking rate of Australian adults has almost halved since 1995. Statistics show that as of 2019, 10.6% of Victorian adults still smoked daily.

Smoking and the use of e-cigarettes (vaping) is prohibited in all enclosed workplaces. It is also banned at certain public spaces where members of the public gather.

In July 2021, the Future Melbourne Committee endorsed the Smoke-free Melbourne Policy. Melbourne is now the first city in Australia to have a comprehensive framework to protect the community from the harms of smoking. This policy will guide the creation of more smoke-free areas and reduce smoking in our city. It will help people to quit and create a healthy and safe environment for everyone.

Why choose Laser therapy?

The AcuQuit® treatment is Laser Acupuncture therapy (without needles). The purpose of the treatment is to reduce your cravings for cigarettes and stop the addiction.

Only qualified and skilled practitioners perform our treatment. All our therapists are health practitioners registered with the Australian Government.

For information on how AcuQuit® works click here.

The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms of nicotine dependancy and withdrawal. These physical symptoms including cravings and irritability. The general treatment time is approximately forty-five to sixty minutes.

We do not rely on drugs or hypnosis/hypnotherapy techniques in our approach to helping individuals quit smoking.

Does Laser to Stop Smoking really work?

Many studies are available that explore the part Acupuncture plays in addiction. They also look at Acupuncture’s capacity to reduce and eradicate dependency.

Laser Acupuncture had an 84% success rate in recent research (Lim 2018) with many participants reporting they no longer had the urge to smoke. [1]

Laser acupoint stimulation does indeed modify the physical symptoms of withdrawal. This makes it possible for motivated persons to succeed in overcoming habitual smoking of tobacco. This was the conclusion of a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized study. [2]

The 2008 Kerr study on laser stimulation is strongly positive at both short and long-term outcomes. [3] This was stated in the most recent Cochrane Systematic Review (White 2014).

Earlier research had shown that Laser Acupuncture had a 71% success rate in heavy smoking patients. [4]

This research suggests that Laser Acupuncture treatments and protocols may provide beneficial outcomes. Other papers did not have the same findings so the evidence is regarded as mixed. The AcuQuit treatment is unique and so treatment methods and results will vary from available research. We encourage patients to make an informed decision knowing that success cannot be guaranteed with our treatment.

AcuQuit® Quit Smoking Melbourne Location

By appointment only

Please note that all our treatments are by appointment only.

We do not under any circumstances offer walk in appointments.

Quit Smoking Melbourne Victoria

Melbourne Location

161a Derby Street
Pascoe Vale, VIC 3044

Location

Our Melbourne Laser to Stop smoking clinic is is situated at 161a Derby Street, Pascoe Vale, 3044. This is on the corner of Derby and Windsor Street. We are located inside the Glenroy Chiropractic Clinic. You can find the entrance on the Windsor Street side.

Parking

There is free 2 hour street parking available directly outside the clinic on Windsor Street.

Public Transport

There is a bus station directly across the road on Derby Street serviced by bus line 527. Merlynston train station on the Upfield line and Pascoe Vale Station on the Craigieburn line are both an easy 10 minute walk to the clinic.

Click here for a detailed map.

Distance

Our Melbourne Laser to Stop smoking clinic is 1 hour from Geelong and 1 hour 15 minutes from Ballarat. It is 1.5 hours from Warragul and Bendigo, 2.5 hours from Echuca and 3 hours from Albury and Warrnambool.

Quit Smoking Acupuncture Melbourne Bookings

Click here to book your Quit Smoking Laser Melbourne appointment online.

Alternatively phone us on 1800228784 to make a booking or for more information.

References

[1] Painless Laser Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation. Rodney Choon Huat Lim. Medical Acupuncture 2018 Jun 1; 30(3): 159–162. Link

[2] Low level laser for the stimulation of acupoints for smoking cessation. A double blind, placebo controlled randomised trial and semi structured interviews. Catherine M. Kerr, Paul B. Lowe & Neil I. Spielholz. Link

[3] White AR, Rampes H, Liu JP, Stead LF, Campbell J. Acupuncture and related interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014(1):Cd000009. Link

[4] Laser-acupuncture reduces cigarette smoking: a preliminary report. Zalesskiy VN, Belousova IA, Frolov GV. Acupuncture Electrother Res. 1983;8(3-4):297-302. Link