Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 5, Special Issue, 15 June 2021 | Page 88

American Journal of Clinical Hypnotherapy ( a publication of the American Psychological Association ) 2004 Apr ; 46 ( 4 ): 281-97 ) 
 Hypnosis For Cocaine Addiction Documented Case Study 
 Hypnosis was successfully used to overcome a $ 500 ( five grams ) per day cocaine addiction . The subject was a female in her twenties . After approximately 8 months of addiction , she decided to use hypnosis in an attempt to overcome the addiction itself . Over the next 4 months , she used hypnosis three times a day and at the end of this period , her addiction was broken , and she has been drug free for the past 9 years . Hypnosis was the only intervention , and no support network of any kind was available .
 The use of hypnosis in cocaine addiction . Page RA , Handley GW , Ohio State University , Lima , OH USA 45804 . American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis , 1993 Oct ; 36 ( 2 ): 120-3 . 
 Healed 41 % faster from fracture 
 Healed significantly faster from surgery 
 Two studies from Harvard Medical School show hypnosis significantly reduces the time it takes to heal .
 Study One : Six weeks after an ankle fracture , those in the hypnosis group showed the equivalent of eight and a half weeks of healing .
 Study Two : Three groups of people studied after breast reduction surgery . Hypnosis group healed “ significantly faster ” than supportive attention group and control group .
 Harvard Medical School , Carol Ginandes and Union Institute in Cincinnati , Patricia Brooks , Harvard University Gazette
* Note : Studies on the Effectiveness of Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation . ( 2009 , April 8 ). Retrieved from New York Hypnosis
Ken Rabon
Life Coach , retired Navy officer , RN and libertarian Owner , Abilene Hypnosis . 20 + years experience using hypnosis in hospital and nonclinical settings Registered Nurse1991 – present Studied at Harding University
Lives in Arizona