U.S. Employers Declare War on Smokers

by Valerie Dawson

There has been much hoopla made about the 20-foot smoke-free zone going into effect around Arizona businesses. The details of the successful proposition can be seen at http://www.smokefreearizona.org Though this may seem a stern requirement, many U.S. employers have declared their entire facility and surrounding grounds as "Off Limits" to smokers. Putting health risks aside and the resultant costs associated with inflated insurance costs, the average smoker is at best 90 percent as efficient as their non-smoking counterparts. In addition to coffee breaks and lunch periods, the average smoker will take an extra four smoke breaks every working day. Employers are saying "Enough!" Already paying for 8 hours for 7.5 hours pay, employers are no longer willing to pay almost one extra hour to feed their employees' habit. The new law now pushes all employers in the direction of those who have truly created a smoke-free work place. But what of those valuable employees who are also smokers? At an average hourly wage approaching 17 dollars per hour, employers are paying their smoking employees over $3,000 each year to smoke. This is precisely why so many local employers have opted to subsidize their employees' efforts to quit smoking. Studies have shown hypnosis to be the number one effective method for conquering the smoking addiction. For as little as $500 workers can be certified smoke-free from the first day of treatment. Employers weighing a 60 day return on investment are quick to seize this opportunity to fatten the bottom line.The new laws bode well for local therapists such as Valerie Dawson of Hypnosis Solutions, LLC. "Most people know that by stopping smoking they will save thousands of dollars a year; they could add years to their life; and they could save their health before it's too late," Dawson says. Valerie Dawson, utilizes a unique technique that makes quitting smoking easy, even for those who have smoked for dozens of years. Dawson had great success with an employer who sponsored her employee to undergo hypnosis to end a 55-year smoking habit.With employers footing the bill, it is likely that more and more smokers will seek treatment for their habit. To learn how Valerie Dawson can assist your employees in kicking the habit visit . http://cloakeasy.com/am41

Dawson also has a home study version of her hypnosis program. Go to http://cloakeasy.com/am41 a complimentary "get started" hypnosis audio to give it a try.

Is America finally gaining the upper hand against the powerful tobacco companies? Have we finally made the price of allowing the freedom to smoke so high that few are willing to pay? Only time will tell but the brave actions of the Arizona legislature indicate that we as a nation are on the correct path.

Valerie Dawson, MSW, CHt has been a hypnotherapist for 18 years. She has undertaken special training in hypnosis techniques for smoking cessation and has helped hundreds of people quit successfully with her Stop Smoking Fast and Easy Program. You can find full details and a free audio trial at http://cloakeasy.com/am41

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