Acupuncture therapy for drug addiction

New Dimension in Drug Addiction Therapy

Role of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Drug Addiction

This review systematically assessed the clinical evidence for and against acupuncture as a treatment for drug addiction. The existing scientific rationale and possible mechanisms for the effectiveness of acupuncture on drug addiction were also evaluated. We used computerized literature searches in English and Chinese and examined texts written before these computerized databases existed. We als...

Drug Addiction From Basic Research to Therapy

Drugs of abuse share the ability to enhance dopaminergic neurotransmission in the dorsal and ventral striatum. The action of dopamine is modulated by additional neurotransmitters, including glutamate, serotonin and adenosine. All these neurotransmitters regulate the phosphorylation state of Dopaminal serine/ threonine protein phosphatase, PP-1. Phosphorylatineand cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein, ...

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Acupuncture for the Treatment of Opiate Addiction

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 treatm...