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| '''Acupuncture detoxification''' is the use of auricular (outer ear) ] as an adjunct to standard ] and ].<ref>{{cite journal | last = Otto | first = K | journal = Acupuncture Today | year = 2001 | volume = 2 | issue = 8 | title = Acupuncture in the Treatment of Substance Abuse | url = http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=27724 | accessdate = 2009-05-27}}</ref> Evidence supporting the use of auricular acupuncture (including a ] review) to treat addictions is largely based on anecdotal and clinical reports. Reviews of randomized controlled studies have concluded that there is insufficient evidence and/or a lack of properly-designed trials that demonstrate its effectiveness.<ref name="pmid16716845">{{cite journal |author=Jordan JB |title=Acupuncture treatment for opiate addiction: a systematic review |journal=J Subst Abuse Treat |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=309–14 |year=2006 |month=June |pmid=16716845 |doi=10.1016/j.jsat.2006.02.005 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0740-5472(06)00043-2}}</ref><ref name="pmid16437523">{{cite journal |author=Gates S, Smith LA, Foxcroft DR |title=Auricular acupuncture for cocaine dependence |journal=] |volume= |issue=1 |pages=CD005192 |year=2006 |pmid=16437523 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD005192.pub2}}</ref> A ] ] trial found no benefit to the treatment and raised concerns over its widespread use.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Bearn J, Swami A, Stewart D, Atnas C, Giotto L, Gossop M |title=Auricular acupuncture as an adjunct to opiate detoxification treatment: effects on withdrawal symptoms |journal=J Subst Abuse Treat |volume=36 |issue=3 |pages=345–9 |year=2009 |month=April |pmid=19004596 |doi=10.1016/j.jsat.2008.08.002 |url=}}</ref> | |||
| The five-point ] auricular (outer ear) protocol was created and taught by Michael O. Smith, MD, of ], during a period of high heroin use in the 1970s.<ref name = "Otto_1"></ref><ref name="Otto_2">Otto, KC. ''Acupuncture and Substance Abuse: A Synopsis, with Indications for Further Research.'' American Journal on Addictions 12:43^51, 2003. DOI: 10.1080/10550490390143349</ref> Dr. Smith says that auricular acupuncture should be considered an adjunctive therapy to standard treatments for addiction, not an alternative to them.<ref name="Otto_1" /> The protocol is disseminated through the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA)<ref></ref> in the US and worldwide. | |||
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