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Headline:

Cocaine addiction: Acupuncture effective

Newspaper Article Synopsis:

Acupuncture may be a good treatment for people with cocaine addiction. People who received acupuncture stayed off the drug the longest and had the highest percentage of people who tested negative for the drug during their final week of rehab.

Newspaper Article Source:

News Services. Cocaine addiction: Acupuncture effective. Star Tribune, 2000 August 15: A3(col. 2-3).

Journal Article Citation:

Avants S.Kelly., et al. A randomized controlled trial of auricular acupuncture for cocaine dependence. Archives of Internal Medicine 2000 Aug 14/26; 160(15): 2305-12.

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