Acupuncture for the Treatment of Drug Addiction |
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Authors: | " target="_blank">Cai-Lian Cui " target="_blank">Liu-Zhen Wu " target="_blank">Fei Luo |
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Institution: | (1) Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China;(2) Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China;(3) Key Lab for Neuroscience, The Ministry of Education, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China;(4) Key Lab for Neuroscience, The Ministry of Public Health, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China;(5) Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China |
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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.
Special issue article in honor of Dr. Ji-Sheng Han. |
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Keywords: | Acupuncture Drug addiction Withdrawal syndrome Relapse |
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