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I posted previously on depression but i read this article on smoking titled The Claim: Acupuncture Can Help You Stop Smoking, that seemed rather interested and could be applied to mood and emotions in a sense.  O'Connor states, "According to those who endorse it, the technique helps stimulate the release of endorphins and other brain chemicals, blotting out cravings and easing the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal."  However it is not always effective and he later states, "And because the effects of different techniques vary from one person to the next, most scientists recommend combining interventions, particularly those that involve behavioral modification and nicotine replacement."  However, what about the mental addiction that is apart of it, the mood that people who smoke are placed in when they engage in the act, that they become addicted too, the emotional involvement of smoking, how do you break that part?  How do you break the emotional component of addictions?  We all can understand things chemically and intellectually, but how about the mind and how about emotionally?  What role do our emotions play?  Are we controlled by our emotions and the particular moods that come about from different activities?  How do we deal with this control if it is in fact true?  How do we learn to take control ourselves and not let our emotions, our emotional addictions prevent us from stopping something that we know is harmful?

 If you want the link I'll paste it below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/17/health/17real.html?ex=1334462400&en=ff47addbcfb571d9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss