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Acupuncture for the Treatment of Opiate Addiction
Joint Authors
Chen, Yi-Hung
Lin, Jaung-Geng
Chan, Yuan-Yu
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acupuncture is an accepted treatment worldwide for various clinical conditions, and the effects of acupuncture on opiate addiction have been investigated in many clinical trials.
The present review systematically analyzed data from randomized clinical trials published in Chinese and English since 1970.
We found that the majority agreed on the efficacy of acupuncture as a strategy for the treatment of opiate addiction.
However, some of the methods in several included trials have been criticized for their poor quality.
This review summarizes the quality of the study design, the types of acupuncture applied, the commonly selected acupoints or sites of the body, the effectiveness of the treatment, and the possible mechanism underlying the effectiveness of acupuncture in these trials.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lin, Jaung-Geng& Chan, Yuan-Yu& Chen, Yi-Hung. 2012. Acupuncture for the Treatment of Opiate Addiction. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992601
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lin, Jaung-Geng…[et al.]. Acupuncture for the Treatment of Opiate Addiction. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992601
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lin, Jaung-Geng& Chan, Yuan-Yu& Chen, Yi-Hung. Acupuncture for the Treatment of Opiate Addiction. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992601
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-992601