The use of acupuncture for the treatment of drug and alcohol dependency is a recent development in the history of this ancient science and art of acupuncture.

Only since 1972, when a Hong Kong neurosurgeon H.L Wen M.D., discovered that acupuncture could alleviate the symptoms of drug withdrawal, has this method been used for substance misuse detoxification and relapse prevention.

It’s often used, in an integrated approach, as a complementary therapy alongside conventional approaches, including counseling, psychotherapy, and pharmacological interventions.