From the Archives On Wednesday, February 25, 2005, the community forum on The Use of Acupuncture Detoxification in West Bengal HIV/AIDS and Drug Treatment Services was held at the Solidarityand Action Against the HIV Infection in India (SAATHI) office. National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA), International, called the forum. Representatives from these two organizations as well as participants from six organizations, namely, Amitic, Vivekananda International Health Centre, Prajan, Swikriti, Manas Bengal, and the IndianResearch Institute on Integrative Medicine (IRIIM) attended. The forum’s main presenter was Dr. Michael O. Smith. Dr. Michael O. Smith is a psychiatrist, certified addictionologist and acupuncturist. He is an internationally recognized teacher in the acupuncture and deaddiction field. He has pioneered the use of acupuncture at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York for the past 30 years. This method is now used in more than 200
In 1999, NADA started working in India under the supervision and international leadership of Dr. Michael O. Smith Today that vision has grown and under Suneel Vatsyayan the co- founder of Nada India. Nada in South and South East Asia acts as an initiator, facilitator and supporter for community initiatives working towards barrier free treatment & rehabilitation services for addiction and trauma by using ear acupuncture (NADA Treatment protocol) as an adjunct treatment .