From the Desk of Dr.Michael. O.Smith.... ....In the 90’s we were asked to train a US doctor and nurse to set up non-pharma hospital detox unit in 3 Saudi hospitals serving only the royal family (in Riyadh, Dammam, and Jeddah). Most of the protocol (12 steps, family groups, etc.) was rejected after one year as not being culturally appropriate. NADA was used 10 years more, indeed it may be still being used. I have never heard any negative feedback from Saudi. My colleague, Larry Taylor trained many doctors from Musilm countries in Africa and the Middle East over several years. Later he trained NADA trainers in each hospital before returning to Arkansas. They liked me to sign their certificates with a special stamp. I conducted a 2 hour case conference through the US embassy Each of the 20 doctors asked 2 questions. No one was skeptical about acupuncture; no one said it was from an al...
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