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Evolution of the Treatment of Drug Addiction by Chinese Acupuncture

Evolution of the Treatment of Drug Addiction by Chinese Acupuncture Evolution of the Treatment of Drug Addiction by Chinese Acupuncture ___iiiiiiiiiiiii --l Professor A M Radwan, MD]iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii That acupuncture can treat drug addiction was dis­ 3: Heart 7 (Shenrnen) on the medial end of the front covered by mere chance by Dr Wen and Dr Cheung in wristcreaseand pericardium 6 (Neiguan) which lies Hong Kong in 1973. They noticed that during acu­ on the middle of the front 'of forearm two inches puncture anaesthesia, opium addicts who had been above the wrist crease to allay the patient's anxiety, expected to develop withdrawal symptoms did not do FigS. so. These authors claimed excellent results especially if This observation encouraged them to try the use of the treatmentwasstartedwhen the patient beganto feel acupunctureintreatingdrugaddictionfor40 patients­ withdrawal symptoms which usually occurred 24 hours 30who wereon opium and 10on heroin.They reported afterthe lastdose ofthe drug. that 39 of these patientswere discharged free from drug In 1975 Lester Sacks in California usedacupunctureto addiction as they had not shown the usual withdrawal treat drug addiction, alcoholism, obesityand smoking. symptoms such as lacrimation, running nose, aching He modified the origi nal technique byusinga staplerto bones, stomachcramps, drowsiness! irritability, shivering fix a small surgical staple in the ear http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acupuncture in Medicine SAGE

Evolution of the Treatment of Drug Addiction by Chinese Acupuncture

Radwan, A M
Acupuncture in Medicine , Volume 5 (1): 4 – Jan 1, 1988
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© 1988 British Medical Acupuncutre Society
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0964-5284
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1759-9873
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10.1136/aim.5.1.18
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Evolution of the Treatment of Drug Addiction by Chinese Acupuncture ___iiiiiiiiiiiii --l Professor A M Radwan, MD]iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii That acupuncture can treat drug addiction was dis­ 3: Heart 7 (Shenrnen) on the medial end of the front covered by mere chance by Dr Wen and Dr Cheung in wristcreaseand pericardium 6 (Neiguan) which lies Hong Kong in 1973. They noticed that during acu­ on the middle of the front 'of forearm two inches puncture anaesthesia, opium addicts who had been above the wrist crease to allay the patient's anxiety, expected to develop withdrawal symptoms did not do FigS. so. These authors claimed excellent results especially if This observation encouraged them to try the use of the treatmentwasstartedwhen the patient beganto feel acupunctureintreatingdrugaddictionfor40 patients­ withdrawal symptoms which usually occurred 24 hours 30who wereon opium and 10on heroin.They reported afterthe lastdose ofthe drug. that 39 of these patientswere discharged free from drug In 1975 Lester Sacks in California usedacupunctureto addiction as they had not shown the usual withdrawal treat drug addiction, alcoholism, obesityand smoking. symptoms such as lacrimation, running nose, aching He modified the origi nal technique byusinga staplerto bones, stomachcramps, drowsiness! irritability, shivering fix a small surgical staple in the ear

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Published: Jan 1, 1988

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