"I grew up in a family of smokers, so I was always exposed to smoldering cigarettes and nicotine addiction. I remember thinking how cool it was. It was like a right of passage into adulthood and I looked forward to it with great anticipation. That is until an assembly at my elementary school completely changed my point of view. It was about the Great American Smoke Out. I had no idea that cigarettes were killing my parents and hurting my lungs. I remember begging my parents to quit smoking because I didn’t want them to die. I vowed to never smoke. I remained smoke-free until I moved away from home. I started craving cigarettes within the first week. I was a second-hand smoker addicted to smoking."

"I started smoking a pack a day for almost five years. I hid it from some of my family, especially my Grandpa because he had always been so proud of me for not smoking. I tried to quit several times, but it was difficult because most of my family and friends were smokers. Then I met my future husband."

"He could not stand the smell of cigarette smoke, and made it clear that he had no intentions of settling down with a smoker. So I quit. I quit smoking for three years, but the cravings were always there, torturing me- begging me to smoke just one more."

"I would give in and smoke from time to time when I was out having drinks with friends. Eventually I started buying my own packs of cigarettes and secretly smoking them after a stressful day, or whenever I knew that I would not get caught. "

"I was ashamed of myself for keeping it a secret from my husband, and was always worried that someone I knew would catch me. I felt weak and disappointed in myself because I didn’t want to be a smoker. I was fortunate to have someone recommend Énergie Laser Therapy to me."

"I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I am to my friend who changed my life. She saved my life. Énergie was the answer to my prayers. The treatment was so relaxing and painless. I did not know it at the time, but I left there a non-smoker. I went to bed that night without craving a cigarette. I woke up the next day, still no cravings. How could this be? I just didn’t want one. I had not desire whatsoever. I kept waiting for the craving to come, but they never did. That night on my way home from work, I tried to smoke a cigarette, because that was when I usually did, and I still had a pack and a half left."

"It was awful. I remember thinking, 'How could this be so easy?' I had no cravings; I wasn’t grumpy or short-tempered like all the other times I had tried to quit. I wasn’t binging on food or candy. I wasn’t chewing gum until my jaw hurt. I seriously had no withdrawal symptoms. After a couple weeks I started noticing the positives things about not smoking rather than the negative. My self-esteem improved dramatically. My skin looked better and I smelled better. I was no longer stressing out about breath mints, or hand lotion to mask the smell. I no longer had the burden of hiding my addiction and the shame of keeping it a secret from my husband."

"I was free. I AM FREE! It has been over a year since I was treated at Énergie. I still have absolutely no desire to smoke. Even when I am in an environment that would have normally triggered me to want to smoke, I feel like I was never a smoker."

Dawn

"In November of 2006 I made a decision to pay a visit to Énergie Laser Therapy clinic. I really wasn’t totally convinced I was ready to quit smoking. I had smoked over 60 years and I still enjoyed it. At this point I was inhaling 2 to 3 packs a day at a cost of $15.00 a day, amounting to about $400 - $450 a month. Now that had me thinking twice. When I heard about the Énergie treatment and looked into the cost, I figured, “What do I have to lose?” In just one month I could save $200. The treatment is painless, non-invasive and has no side effects as do some of the alternatives I looked into."

"Well, it has been a success and it seems that I made this decision just in the nick of time. Six months later I have been diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a chronic lung condition. It is not reversible but I am at a stage that it is treatable. Had I not quit when I did I would have eventually suffocated, dying a horrible death. The condition can get worse faster if I had smoked even as few as two cigarettes a day."

"Do I miss my bad habit? Yes! But thanks to Énergie the desire has declined and it diminishes more each day and has all been worth it. I needed to do this while I still had breath left in me. I can thank Énergie for giving me a few extra years of life."

Marion Griffith

Endicott, NY

"It will be six weeks tomorrow (Fri., 7/7/06) since I have had a cigarette. I found the Énergie Laser Therapy the most successful of all techniques that I have tried (Zyban, patches, etc). It has been a 'relaxing' withdrawal. This is the longest I have gone without a cigarette. I would recommend this to anyone who really wants to quit and who has not had any success with other options."

"Thank You, Énergie Laser Therapy!!!"

Peggy O.