ReviewNeurochemical research2008
Acupuncture for the treatment of drug addiction.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Sports-Related Injuries in Athletes: A Systematic Review of Case Reports.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Acupuncture for substance use disorders: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Efficacy of preoperative transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in reducing postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing orthopedic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Complementary and Integrative Health Use in Binge Eating Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Study of Binge Eating Disorder Experts' Perspectives.International journal of nursing and health care research · 2024Article
- Acupuncture ameliorates Mobile Phone Addiction with sleep disorders and restores salivary metabolites rhythm.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Laser meridian massage decreased craving in men with opioid use disorder on methadone maintenance treatment.Biomedical journal · 2022Article
- Acupuncture Modulates Intracranial Self-Stimulation of the Medial Forebrain Bundle in Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Auricular Acupuncture to Facilitate Outpatient Opioid Weaning: A Randomized Pilot Study.Medical acupuncture · 2021Article
- Acupuncture attenuates alcohol dependence through activation of endorphinergic input to the nucleus accumbens from the arcuate nucleus.Science advances · 2019Article
- Ear Acupuncture according to the NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association).Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Auricular Acupuncture Associated with Reduced Waist Circumference in Overweight Women-A Randomized Controlled Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Article
- Electroacupuncture and Moxibustion Improved Anxiety Behavior in DSS-Induced Colitis Mice.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2019Article
- Contralateral Electroacupuncture Relieves Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Rats with Spared Nerve Injury.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018Article
- Exploring the Multiple Roles of Acupuncture in Alleviating the Opioid Crisis.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Article
- Acupuncture on the Stress-Related Drug Relapse to Seeking.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018Review
- Acupuncture for alcohol use disorder.International journal of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology · 2018Article
- Acupuncture for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017Article
- Acupuncture therapy for drug addiction.Chinese medicine · 2016Article
- Sleep ameliorating effects of acupuncture in a psychiatric population.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Over the last three decades there has been an increasing interest in acupuncture treatment of substance abuse around the world. Three important steps can be identified in this field. Dr. Wen of Hong Kong was the first (1972) to report that acupuncture at 4 body points and 2 ear points combined with electrical stimulation can relieve opioid withdrawal signs in the addicts. The second major step was made by Dr. M. Smith in New York, the head of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) of the USA, who finalized a protocol (1985), using only ear points without electrical stimulation for the treatment of drug abuse. The recent advance in this field was made by Dr. Han of the Peking University, Beijing, who characterized a protocol (2005), using electrical stimulation of identified frequencies on body points to ameliorate heroin withdrawal signs and prevent relapse of heroin use. In this review, the efficacy of acupuncture and related techniques for the treatment of drug dependence in experimental settings and clinical practice will be reviewed, and the possible mechanisms underlying this effect be discussed.
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