What is NADA?
NADA stands for National American Detoxification Association (NADA)[i] [ii].
What is the NADA acupuncture protocol?
The NADA acupuncture protocol is a protocol of auricular acupuncture to treat addiction. It is a fixed ear acupuncture protocol that does not involve diagnosis and usually are not changed.
Which are the points that constitute the NADA protocol?
This acupuncture protocol consists of auricular acupuncture points: LUNG 2, SHENMEN, POINT AUTONOMIC, LIVER, KIDNEY.
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Smoking represents one of the greatest current risks to public health. Among the several therapies for quit smoking (addiction treatment programs) advertised is common to find acupuncture. In particular, auricular acupuncture.
The auricular acupuncture can be done with needles, electrical stimulation or by placing small bead – can be seeds – into specific acupuncture points located on the ear. A pilot study entitled “Acupressure for smoking cessation – a pilot study”[i] intended to study the effectiveness of pressure on auricular acupuncture points in patients treated to quit smoking.
All patients were subjected to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and psychological group therapy.
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