holistic-dental-center-NANNJ

Health Briefs no image

Published on September 24th, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

0

Acupuncture Lowers Meth Withdrawal Symptoms

Research from China published earlier this year in the journal Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion suggests that electro-acupuncture and ear acupuncture—also called auricular acupuncture—can alleviate symptoms of withdrawal from methamphetamine addiction. For four weeks, 90 patients that were attempting to withdraw from methamphetamine use received either electro-acupuncture, ear acupuncture or no treatment. Compared with the no-treatment group, those given electro-acupuncture and ear acupuncture treatments showed significant reductions in anxiety, depression and withdrawal symptoms. Between the two acupuncture treatments, the electro-acupuncture group did better during withdrawals than the auricular group.

Tags: ,


About the Author


Comments are closed.

Back to Top ↑

Network-wide options by YD - Freelance Wordpress Developer