Show addiction the door with acupuncture therapy By Dr. Raman Kapur National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) treatment is a simple standardised five-point auricular needling protocol that originated as a grassroots response to opiate addiction in the 1970s. It is increasingly recognised as a nonspecific behavioural health intervention of notable utility in a wide variety of other psychiatric settings and conditions. Acupuncture has been used as an adjunct to conventional therapy because it reduces cravings and withdrawal symptoms associated with addictive substance use and contributes to improved treatment engagement and treatment retention. NADA acupuncture is simple; it is commonly referred as acudetox, acupuncture detoxification, five-point ear acupuncture protocol and five-point protocol. A pilot study was conducted to examine seven common behavioral health symptoms in a population of patients with substance use disorder diagnoses and to exp...
The IAADS SMART Commitments, recognised at the Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, promote community-driven solutions for behavioural health, strengthening prevention, recovery, and holistic wellbeing through ethical, people-centred, and integrative care approaches.