The NADA Papers

A compact summary of the core concepts.

1. Acupuncture Treatment for Alcoholism -- A comprehensive statement of the NADA principles of treatment

2. Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Severe Recidivist Alcoholism -- Landmark article from The Lancet

3. Acupuncture Treatment of Chemical Dependency and Violence -- Practical clinical observations

4. Auricular Acupuncture Treatment for Chemical Dependency -- Review of pioneer research literature

5. Acupuncture: New Perspectives in Chemical Dependency Treatment – From the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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Summarizes key research findings and gives tools for planning research of your own.

1. Lincoln Hospital Acupuncture Drug Abuse Program -- Testimony to US House of Rep. Testimony to Office of Alternative Medicine of NIH re: Efficacy of Acupuncture in Varied Sites .

2. WHO'S Study -- Outcome evaluation of acupuncture impact on patients of a residential treatment program in Australia

3. Portland Links Acupuncture with Housing for Good Outcomes: Incl Lit Review thru 1999.

4. Value of Acupuncture Detoxification Programs in a Substance Abuse Treatment System -- The "Boston Study"

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What you need to get started (or decide if you want to).

1. Ethics of Acupuncture Detoxification Specialists -- Foundation document for ADS practitioners

2. The Kent-Sussex Program: A Case for ADSes -- A concrete case study.

3. The Integration of Acupuncture into Existing Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs -- Covers varied sites

4. Long-Term Program Sustainability -- Alex Brumbaugh on keeping the acupuncture detoxification component fresh

5. So You Want to Start an Acupuncture Detoxification Program? -- The famous recounting of hard-earned experience

6. NADA Opens Doors for Acupuncturists -- An acupuncturist writes on value of non-LAc ADS
What is Acupuncture? -- Lincoln Hospital Patient Education Handout

7. Acupuncture Helps Programs More Than Patients -- Comments on the pathology of the system
Informed Consent for Acupuncture--(English and Spanish)

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Acupuncture detoxification helps justice sanctions combine with treatment to result in court- and jail-based recovery.

1. Use of Acupuncture in the Criminal Justice System -- Basic statement of the proper role of the treatment provider

2. The Advantages of the Drug Court Treatment System -- How it can obtain better results than orthodox treatment 

3. Acupuncture: An Important Tool for Treating Drug Dependent Offenders -- Article from probation/parole viewpoint  

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Explores new possibilities for acupuncture treatment of depression, psychosis, ADHD and the co-occuring disorder patient.

1. Mental Health Treatment Outcome Report from Biscailuz Jail, Los Angeles -- Documents dual diagnosis impact 

2. New Applications for Acupuncture Detoxification: A round up of data on its use for PTSD, violence, ADD, impulse control

3. Psychiatric Functions of Acupuncture -- Deals with anxiety, psychotropics, schizophrenia, depression, stress, hysteria

4. Acupuncture as Treatment for the Borderline Personality Disorder

5. Ear Acupuncture for Persons with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder -- Outcomes of Texas program.

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