title: A survey on acupuncture for giving up heroin and treatment of the withdrawal syndrome.
abstract: This paper summarizes the study of acupuncture for giving up heroin and treatment of withdrawal syndrome in China from 1995 to 2003, which includes the selection of acupoints, the evaluation of the therapeutic effects, studies of acupoints and application of relevant instruments, as well as treatment of the withdrawal syndromes of heroin with acupuncture. The therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion is definite and indispensable, especially at the time when there is no specific remedy for heroin addition.
authors: Yunnan Provincial Institute of Medical Information, Kunming, Yunnan 650118, China.
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Lanqiong
authors: L
authors: Wang
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Zeng
authors: Qishun
authors: Q
authors: Liao
authors: Ping
authors: P
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D003625:Data Collection; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*