According to an article published in the journal Anesthesiology in October 2010 “evidence shows that smoking is a risk factor for chronic pain.” A more recent article published by the Minnesota Medical Association in March 2011 shows that “smoking is a risk factor for chronic pain. Robust epidemiological evidence is showing that smokers not only have higher rates of chronic pain but also rate their pain as more intense than non-smokers.”

Hypnotherapy can be very helpful with becoming smoke free according to published articles. When it is combined with acupuncture during the same session as is done with hypnopuncture, the results may be even better.