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Bidirectional role of acupuncture in the treatment of drug addiction
2021 Jul Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews Lee MY, Lee BH, Kim HY, Yang CH
This proposes that acupuncture may reduce drug craving by correcting both dysfunctions of the mesolimbic dopamine pathway.
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Acupuncture treatment of substance-induced psychosis, addiction and pain: A review with case study
2015 Jul Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences Tzafrir Nachmani
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Bidirectional role of acupuncture in the treatment of drug addiction
2021 Jul Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews Lee MY, Lee BH, Kim HY, Yang CH
This proposes that acupuncture may reduce drug craving by correcting both dysfunctions of the mesolimbic dopamine pathway.
Review Article Mental Health Drug AddictionAcupuncture treatment of substance-induced psychosis, addiction and pain: A review with case study
2015 Jul Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences Tzafrir Nachmani
Review Article Drug AddictionThis article is very useful to understand the treatment of psychosis. It also has a table describing different substances having Yin and Yang effects on the body. Yang: Alcohol, Tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, caffeine, amphetamines (cathinone, speed), Ritalin, MDMA (a mild psychedelic stimulant), LSD (psychedelic, hallucinogenic stimulant). Yin: Heroin, opium, morphine, cannabis, sleeping pills, pain relief medication, mild anxiolytics – clonazepam. The cannabis plant includes many species with the effects varying from stimulating and hallucinogenic to plants that have a calming effect. —Jinnan C 8 Sep 2021
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This article is very useful to understand the treatment of psychosis. It also has a table describing different substances having Yin and Yang effects on the body. Yang: Alcohol, Tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, caffeine, amphetamines (cathinone, speed), Ritalin, MDMA (a mild psychedelic stimulant), LSD (psychedelic, hallucinogenic stimulant). Yin: Heroin, opium, morphine, cannabis, sleeping pills, pain relief medication, mild anxiolytics – clonazepam. The cannabis plant includes many species with the effects varying from stimulating and hallucinogenic to plants that have a calming effect. —Jinnan C 8 Sep 2021