A survey on acupuncture for giving up heroin and treatment of the withdrawal syndrome.
J Tradit Chin Med. 2007 Jun;27(2):153-7.
Yunnan Provincial Institute of Medical Information, Kunming, Yunnan 650118, China.
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.
