Acupuncture and addiction treatment.
Acupuncture has been advocated as a safe effective treatment for addictive diseases. This review highlights clinical trials using acupuncture in drug treatment. Clinical trials selected were those conducted for efficacy of acupuncture treatment with opiate, alcohol, cocaine and nicotine dependence.
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000628:therapy