Acupuncture Palm Harbor is a good alternative treatment in the treatment of drug addiction.  It is much better than methadone because it helps the person be completely free from addictive any substances, which methadone therapy cannot do.  Methadone is used to help lessen the discomfort and pain of drug withdrawal and is really not a tool to help the addict free himself of his addiction.

There are no answers provided by Western pharmaceutical medicine that addresses the problem of drug addiction.  In fact the illegal drugs LSD, heroin and cocaine are all pharmaceutically produced drugs albeit illegal but are still pharmaceutically products nonetheless.  To answer drug addiction means looking for answers that are not pharmaceutical in nature.  Some pharmaceutical medications may mitigate the withdrawal symptoms but never address the root of the problem.

Acupuncture has been a great help for the Chinese in treating health conditions for thousands of years.  This treatment has saved many Chinese during the Opium addiction that had ravaged china during the time when the British colonialists promoted the use of opium in Chinese society during the opium wars in China to weaken Chinese society so that they may be able to rule China easily.  Acupuncture has saved many Chinese from that scourge then and still assists addicts who want to turn their life around to live a normal healthy life once more.

Acupuncture for the treatment of drug addiction is a very safe treatment.  Acupuncture has very little side effects if ever and it really does not introduce any harmful substance to the body unlike methadone treatment.  Several studies have already been done regarding acupuncture’s effect in treating drug addiction and many studies have yielded positive results.  Acupuncture helps treat addiction by reenergizing an energy deficient organ in the body.  Chi often stagnates in the meridians (energy vessels) and deprives much needed energy to the affected organ.  Drug addiction also affects the yin and yang forces in the body.  The harmonic balance of yin and yang energy in the body is essential for health.  Addicts often suffer from yin deficiency.  Yang, the fire principle rages in the body caused by the addicting substance and leads to hyperactivity and restlessness as well as meaninglessness and depression.

To treat drug addiction, acupuncturists insert filiform needles in specific sites in the body, particularly in the ear.  A great number of meridians run through the ear.  These meridians are associated to organs like the lungs kidneys and liver which are directly affected by the addiction.  The needles activate the central nervous system that releases the body’s own “feel-good” chemicals called endorphins.  The release of endorphins decreases the patient’s craving for the drug.  Depending on the length of your addiction, typical acupuncture addiction treatments last around 6 to 8 months.