Acupuncture treatment for opiate addiction: A systematic review
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Title
Acupuncture treatment for opiate addiction: A systematic review
Author(s)
Journal Publication
Date
2006
volume
30(4)
pages
309-314
Research Type
Systematic Review
Keywords
Abstract
A review of the efficacy of acupuncture as treatment for opiate addiction, covering 33 years of reported literature in western scientific journals, was systematically undertaken. Some abstracts from Chinese language journals were also briefly reviewed. Supportive evidence often came from noncontrolled nonblinded methodologies. When well-designed clinical trials (randomized, controlled, single-blind methodologies) were used, there was no significant evidence for acupuncture being a more effective treatment than controls. Some of the current supportive evidence for efficacy came from Chinese journals that have not been translated into English yet
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has health condition studied
Substance-Related Disorders
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has study population number
0
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