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Advances in studies on acupuncture abstinence.

Cui M.

Institute of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.

Acupuncture abstinence includes mainly abstaining from smoking, drinking and drug using by means of acupuncture therapy. In this paper, the curative effect, the stimulation methods, the therapeutic course, the psychological, demography and other factors on the therapeutic effect, and the progress in acupuncture abstinence are briefly introduced, and its development tendency is prospected. It is found that the therapeutic effects of acupuncture abstinence are not lower than those of other abstinence therapies. It is simple and easy to be performed, with little pain, little injury and little side-effects, inhibiting withdrawal syndrome, thus well accepted by the patients. It could be used if other withdrawal therapies show no apparent therapeutic effects.