Acupuncture for the treatment of drug addiction

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 235-256

  Cui, Cai Lian ^a,b   Wu, Liu Zhen ^a,b   Li, Yi jing ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Drug addiction; Relapse; Withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY ACUPUNCTURE; CHINA; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEEDLE STAYING; NONHUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAXATION TRAINING; TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL ACUPOINT STIMULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACUPUNCTURE; DRUG ADDICTION; RELAPSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84887323232     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-411545-3.00012-2     Document Type: Chapter

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