[Clinical study on electroacupuncture at Jiaji (EX-B2) for interfering protracted withdrawal syndrome in the patient of heroin dependence].
OBJECTIVE
To study effects of electroacupuncture at Jiaji (EX-B2) on protracted withdrawl syndrome of the patient of heroin dependence.


METHODS
One hundred and twenty cases of heroin dependence were randomly divided into 4 groups: acupuncture group I (Jianji and Shenshu acupoints), acupuncture group II (acupoints at limbs), simulation group and control group. Protracted withdrawl syndrome scale, Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were used to observe changes of the scores before and after treatment of 4, 8, 10 weeks.


RESULTS
In the treatment of 4, 8, 10 weeks, the cumulative scores for protracted withdrawl syndrome, HAMA and SDS in the acupuncture group I and II decreased significantly as compared with those in the control group (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Electroacupuncture can significantly improve protracted withdrawl syndrome, alleviate anxiety and depression, and electroacupuncture at Jiaji (EX-B2) being better than at the acupoints of the limbs.
Mu
Jing-ping
JP
Taihe Hospital Affiliated to Yunyang Medical College, Hubei 442000, China. mjpll@sohu.com
Liu
Li
L
Hu
Jun
J
Xu
Ping
P
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D006556:Heroin Dependence; D006801:Humans; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome