Can Hypnosis Help with Addiction?

As researchers search for a cure for addiction, it’s tempting to look for a quick fix in the meantime. You may already have suffered through countless bouts of binge drinking, or a downward spiral caused by addiction to street drugs or prescription drugs. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just get hypnotized to stop your addiction? If hypnosis can help someone stop smoking, why not help someone quit alcohol and drugs?

If only it were true.

There’s good news and bad news when it comes to how much help hypnosis can provide to individuals genuinely trying to overcome their addiction to alcohol and/or drugs. … Continue Reading