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As with any program changes, staff buy-in and participation in the decision-making are important to ultimate success. Please direct your front-line staff and supervisors to this website, and feel free to download and reproduce any of the materials and articles. It might be a good strategy to designate a representative committee of your program staff to do an informal "feasibility study."

The book Transformation and Recovery provides detailed information on administrative and budget planning, as well as recommended community outreach.

The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) Clearinghouse provides an abundance of articles, tapes, and videos on a wide range of related topics in their online bookstore to assist your program in making the decision.

NADA Registered Trainers will be providing the special training that will be required of the people who perform the acupuncture, and these individuals are also available to your program on a pre-training consultation basis. For the trainer nearest you, check their on-line list or call (888) 765-NADA.

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How many clients can be treated at once?

How often do clients need to be treated?

How long to clients have to keep having treatments?

Does it matter what time of day the acupuncture is provided?

What national organizations support acupuncture in treating addiction? What resources are available to support us if we decide to do it?

Won't adding "alternative medicine" such as acupuncture make our program seem experimental or "fringe" with our referral sources, funders, or potential clients?

Can I start an acupuncture treatment program if I am not currently an alcohol and other drug treatment provider?

Does the acupuncture program have to include herbs or nutritional supplements?

What is the history of how acupuncture began to be used in chemical dependency treatment?

What does the acupuncture clinic look like exactly?

How much space and extra equipment will we need to do it?

What staffing is required?

How do we get the needles?

How do we clean or dispose of the needles after they are used?

What about medical liability?

How does acupuncture fit with drug testing?

How do we find and train people to do the needling?

Could we just try it experimentally to make sure it's a good fit for us?

What technical assistance will be required to start and maintain an acupuncture component?

Is it compatible with harm reduction?

Is it compatible with 12-Step or abstinence-based treatment approaches?

Is it appropriate for mandated or court-referred clients?

Is it appropriate for adolescents?

Is it appropriate for pregnant women?

Is it appropriate for people with co-morbid psychiatric problems?

Is it appropriate for people with HIV/AIDS?

Is it appropriate in methadone programs?

Is it appropriate in residential programs?

What training is required for current program and administrative staff?

What are the steps we should take to add an acupuncture component?

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