Effect of acupuncture on detoxification of heroin addicts at late stage

Objective: To study the action of acupuncture on the morbid psychology of the heroine addicts at late stage of detoxification. Methods: Four methods including acupuncture, combination of opium and acupuncture, combination of opium and buprenorphine, and combination of opium and Han’s drug withdrawal instrument were adopted to study the effect of acupuncture on each factor in 90 listing symptoms of heroin addicts at late stage of detoxification by the self-evaluation scales. Result: Acupuncture had more advantages in improving obsessive symptoms, anxiety, psychogenic symptoms and No 10 factor (P<0.01). Conclusion: Acupuncture can correct the morbid psychology of the addicts and help them enter the recovery stage smoothly. Author: WU Jun-mei (1970-), female. PhD, associate professor, researching abstinence of drugs and immunoloregulation with acupucnture. Translator: HAN Chou-ping