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| '''Acupuncture detoxification''' is the use of auricular (outer ear) ] to treat ] and ] ]. Evidence supporting the use of auricular acupuncture to treat addictions is largely based on anecdotal and clinical reports. Reviews of randomized controlled studies have concluded that there is insufficient evidence and/or a lack of properly-designed trials that demonstrate its effectiveness.<ref name="pmid16716845">{{cite journal |author=Jordan JB |title=Acupuncture treatment for opiate addiction: a systematic review |journal=J Subst Abuse Treat |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=309–14 |year=2006 |month=June |pmid=16716845 |doi=10.1016/j.jsat.2006.02.005 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0740-5472(06)00043-2}}</ref><ref name="pmid16437523">{{cite journal |author=Gates S, Smith LA, Foxcroft DR |title=Auricular acupuncture for cocaine dependence |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume= |issue=1 |pages=CD005192 |year=2006 |pmid=16437523 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD005192.pub2}}</ref> | '''Acupuncture detoxification''' is the use of auricular (outer ear) ] to treat ] and ] ]. Evidence supporting the use of auricular acupuncture to treat addictions is largely based on anecdotal and clinical reports. Reviews of randomized controlled studies have concluded that there is insufficient evidence and/or a lack of properly-designed trials that demonstrate its effectiveness.<ref name="pmid16716845">{{cite journal |author=Jordan JB |title=Acupuncture treatment for opiate addiction: a systematic review |journal=J Subst Abuse Treat |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=309–14 |year=2006 |month=June |pmid=16716845 |doi=10.1016/j.jsat.2006.02.005 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0740-5472(06)00043-2}}</ref><ref name="pmid16437523">{{cite journal |author=Gates S, Smith LA, Foxcroft DR |title=Auricular acupuncture for cocaine dependence |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume= |issue=1 |pages=CD005192 |year=2006 |pmid=16437523 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD005192.pub2}}</ref> | ||
| The five-point ] auricular (outer ear) protocol was created and taught by Michael O. Smith, MD, of ], during a period of high heroin use in the 1970s.<ref name = "Otto_1"></ref><ref name="Otto_2">Otto, KC. ''Acupuncture and Substance Abuse: A Synopsis, with Indications for Further Research.'' American Journal on Addictions 12:43^51, 2003. DOI: 10.1080/10550490390143349</ref> Dr. Smith says that auricular acupuncture should be considered an adjunctive therapy to standard treatments for addiction, not an alternative to them.<ref name="Otto_1" /> The protocol is disseminated through the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA)<ref></ref> in the US and worldwide. | |||
| The protocol is disseminated through the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA)<ref></ref> in the US and worldwide. | |||
| ==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
| <references/> | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * - Katharine C. Otto, MD | |||
| * - National Drug Strategy Network | * - National Drug Strategy Network | ||
| * | * | ||
Revision as of 09:28, 27 May 2009
Acupuncture detoxification is the use of auricular (outer ear) acupuncture to treat drug and alcohol addiction. Evidence supporting the use of auricular acupuncture to treat addictions is largely based on anecdotal and clinical reports. Reviews of randomized controlled studies have concluded that there is insufficient evidence and/or a lack of properly-designed trials that demonstrate its effectiveness.
The five-point Acupuncture auricular (outer ear) protocol was created and taught by Michael O. Smith, MD, of Lincoln Memorial Hospital in the Bronx, NY, during a period of high heroin use in the 1970s. Dr. Smith says that auricular acupuncture should be considered an adjunctive therapy to standard treatments for addiction, not an alternative to them. The protocol is disseminated through the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) in the US and worldwide.
Footnotes
- Jordan JB (2006). "Acupuncture treatment for opiate addiction: a systematic review". J Subst Abuse Treat. 30 (4): 309–14. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2006.02.005. PMID 16716845.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Gates S, Smith LA, Foxcroft DR (2006). "Auricular acupuncture for cocaine dependence". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (1): CD005192. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005192.pub2. PMID 16437523.
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- Otto, KC. Acupuncture and Substance Abuse: A Synopsis, with Indications for Further Research. American Journal on Addictions 12:43^51, 2003. DOI: 10.1080/10550490390143349
External links
- The Use of Acupuncture in Drug Addiction Treatment - National Drug Strategy Network
- National Acupuncture Detoxification Association
- NADA UK
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