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| ] is widely used as an adjunct treatment for ]. A five-point auricular (outer ear) protocol was developed and taught by Michael Smith, MD of Lincoln Memorial Hospital in the Bronx, NY, during the cocaine plague of the 1970s. | ] is widely used as an adjunct treatment for ]. A five-point auricular (outer ear) protocol was developed and taught by Michael Smith, MD of Lincoln Memorial Hospital in the Bronx, NY, during the cocaine plague of the 1970s. | ||
| The protocol is disseminated through the (NADA) in the US and worldwide. Training and information is about acupuncture detoxification is available through NADA. | The protocol is disseminated through the (NADA) in the US and worldwide. Training and information is about acupuncture detoxification is available through NADA. According to ''Acupuncture Today'', a ] for acupuncturists, NADA was established in 1985 and since then has trained more than 10,000 "acupuncture detoxification specialists" in use of the five-point protocol. | ||
| According to ''Acupuncture Today'', a ] for acupuncturists, NADA celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1985 and has trained more than 10,000 "acupuncture detoxification specialists" in use of the five-point protocol. | |||
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Acupuncture is widely used as an adjunct treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. A five-point auricular (outer ear) protocol was developed and taught by Michael Smith, MD of Lincoln Memorial Hospital in the Bronx, NY, during the cocaine plague of the 1970s.
The protocol is disseminated through the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) in the US and worldwide. Training and information is about acupuncture detoxification is available through NADA. According to Acupuncture Today, a trade journal for acupuncturists, NADA was established in 1985 and since then has trained more than 10,000 "acupuncture detoxification specialists" in use of the five-point protocol.