Addictions Treatable with Acupuncture

Acupuncture can effectively heal addictive behaviors and addictions. A protocol of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association, auricular acupuncture utilizes ear points associated with organs involved in addiction therapy or detoxification, such as the kidneys, lungs, liver, and nervous system.

Individuals undergoing addiction programs who receive acupuncture treatment often benefit from reductions in sleep difficulties, pharmaceutical dependence, anxiety, and cravings. Acupuncture can improve addiction treatment program retention and can speed the recovery process.

Acupuncture facilitates the flow of qi, or vital energy, through the body which can aid in balancing mind and body and helps to curb compulsive and destructive habits.

Acupuncture can aid in breaking the psychological and physical addictions to chemical substances. Part of an holistic Eastern tradition, acupuncture helps individuals suffering from addictions by stimulating acupuncture “yin” points which strengthen inner calm.

Auricular acupoints selected for treatment are often effective for various substances of abuse and can stabilize energy imbalances. External ear acupoints related to kidney function can replenish yin deficiency even in the case of debilitated addicts experiencing chronic yin depletion.

Individuals with moderate chemical dependency often benefit from a combination of kidney-ear acupuncture treatment and stimulation of additional body acupoints to treat their addiction.

Restoring yin function in all cases of addictive disorders through ear acupuncture treatment can aid individuals during acute withdrawal by improving withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, jitters and restlessness.

The body’s response to acute withdrawal from chemical substances produces energy blockages. Acupuncture can release these blockages of energy and correct imbalances in energy flow.

The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Alternative Medicine Consensus Statement recommends that acupuncture is useful for addiction as an adjunct or alternative treatment and can also be integrated into a comprehensive addiction management program.

Acupuncture is a drug free therapy with no side effects which can strengthen your confidence in living a healthy lifestyle without chemical dependency.

For information about acupuncture for the treatment of addictions call Dr. Richard Browne, Acupuncture Physician, at (305) 595-9500.