Body Acupuncture for Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
December 29th, 2009
Is acupuncture effective in reducing nicotine withdrawal symptoms?
Thirty-eight patients received six 20 minute acupuncture sessions, three times weekly for two weeks. This study concluded that real acupuncture treatment was no more effective than sham acupuncture at reducing nicotine withdrawal symptoms in smoking cessation.
Body Acupuncture for Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2008 Jul 4
Acupuncture became better known in the United States in 1971, when New York Times reporter James Reston wrote about how doctors in China used needles to ease his pain after surgery.
source: NCCAM
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