Resources for Acupuncture in Chemical Dependency Treatment and Recovery
What kinds of agencies or services should think about adding an acupuncture component?
- Community centers providing public health, mental health, or social services
- Infectious Disease Clinics, including alcohol and other drug information and referral drop-in centers
- Mobile Van adjuncts for public health, mental health, and social service homeless outreach programs
- Harm Reduction Centers and
outreach programs (such as those providing needle exchange or HIV testing
services)
- Shelters and Board and Care
settings for youth, elders, homeless, battered women, or persons with
disabilities
- Jails and prisons
- Adult and juvenile probation
and parole group homes
- Public Defender offices
- Private Practice settings
of professionals providing recovery support or addiction services
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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?
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?
How
do we clean or dispose of the needles after they are used?
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?