AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE IN ALCOHOL TREATMENT
Michael O. Smith, Patricia Culliton, Claudia Voyles
Acupuncture is currently used in the treatment of addiction by approximately 2000 treatment program worldwide. Clinical evidence supports that auricular acupuncture is effective in ameliorating acute and long-term withdrawal and craving symptoms associated with alcohol addiction. Treatment programs use acupuncture as a foundation for later psychosocial recovery.