title: Auricular acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for cocaine addiction. A pilot study.
abstract: The authors conducted a single-blind study of auricular acupuncture in 36 cocaine-dependent inpatient veterans on a substance abuse treatment unit to determine whether the treatment could help reduce craving, increase treatment retention, and prevent relapse. Acupuncture was given on a predetermined schedule to both treatment and control groups, with status assessed regularly by independent, blinded raters. The study failed to show a significant difference between treatment and control groups. However, the study patients, as a whole, did remain in treatment longer than a retrospectively analyzed group who received no acupuncture.
authors.affiliation: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014728:Veterans