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ACUPUNCTURE HELPS OPIATE WITHDRAWAL
A meta-analysis of acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for opiate detoxification has been carried out by Chinese authors. They searched English and Chinese databases for randomised trials comparing acupuncture combined with opioid agonist treatment versus opioid agonists alone for treating symptoms of opiate withdrawal. Combined treatment was found to lower withdrawal-symptom scores, reported r ...
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