Its been 17 years since i took my last drag on a fag ( thats a cigarette to those of you who are not British ) I went to a laser clinic in Wimbledon London and had what can only be described as laser acupuncture. Sounds painful ? but it wasn't. It lasted about 30 minutes and after the treatment i felt so relaxed i fell asleep in the treatment chair. They woke me after an hour and when i stood up i felt a little weak and disorientated, this passed in a few minutes but the relaxed feeling stayed with me for 4 weeks during which time i took a course of suppled vitamins and drunk a huge amount of water, about 2 gallons a day!!!
The upshot was that i never felt any urges, withdrawal symptoms or mood swings during that 4 week period, i was happy to be off the 60 fags a day and my health improved over the following year. So much so that i was able to complete a 120 mile hike at 10,000 ft along the Swiss Alps recently and for an old fart im happy with that..
I see that this treatment has come to the USA, there is one in San Diego called Matrix Laser Centers
http://www.matrixlasercenters.com and more all over the states. The good thing about this treatment is its amazingly effective (85%) for those who have tried other methods to stop and if you start to feel moody its possible to have booster treatments for just $80 that stop you from relapsing. Cost of this type of treatment is around $400.00
Cost of this treatment in the UK was £5,600.00 or about $12,000.00 and that was 17 years ago so prices have dropped a lot