Auriculotherapy effectiveness in reducing smoking

INTERVENTION: Behavioural E02.190.044.133 E02.190.204 Experimental group: 25 smokers will be subjected to treatment with application of auricular points Shenmen, Kidney, sympathetic, 1 Anxiety, Anxiety 2, Hunger, Thirst and Addictions. Control group: 25 smokers are subjected to treatment with auricular points with application in the elbow and arm, considered irrelevant for smoking cessation. Treatment with auriculotherapy using mustard seed will be performed by a specialist in acupuncture, the practice of locating points of surfboard Chinese, with two sessions per week, totaling 10 sessions, alternating pinna each session. CONDITION: F01.145.466.753 F01.145.940 Tobacco Use Cessation Smoking ; F01.145.940 ; F01.145.466.753 PRIMARY OUTCOME: Identify smoking reduction with assessing the degree of dependence measured by the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence and evaluation of carbon monoxide in exhaled air (measured in ppm) thru the device monoxímetro. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Identify the profile of nicotine dependence and to investigate the association between it and the sociodemographic variables of the population investigated. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Possessing 18 years of age or older; Being a smoker (daily make use of any quantity of cigarettes, including a); Present level of carbon monoxide in exhaled air (COex) above 6 ppm (parts per million). Having the desire to quit smoking; Voluntarily participate in the study with available time to commit to sessions of auriculotherapy.