US Employers Declare War on Smokers

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 its 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://www.ValerieDawson.com or http://www.stopsmokingfastandeasy.com or call 602-992-4318.

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 holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, a Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work, and has been a counselor and hypnotherapist for over 16 years.

She is a member of the International Association of Counselors and Therapists and the International Hypnosis Federation. Valerie was one of the First hypnotherapists in the U.S. to be certified by Smoke Free International as a Smoking Cessation Specialist.

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