How does acupuncture help people quit smoking? How acupuncture can be used to help people quit smoking by reducing the craving for nicotine. When people are treated for addictions, the most common treatment...
When people are treated for addictions, the most common treatment is to use five points in the ear. The points you use are kidney, liver, lungs and sympathetic nerve. Those points really help to relax a person so that they are not in a state of stress, tension and craving whatever the substance is you're treating - whether it's nicotine, cocaine or alcohol. Secondly you'll be treating specific organs, which are very important to your body's ability to detoxify. That's why you'll treat the liver and kidneys, key organs for detoxification.
You'll also treat the lungs because smoking affects the lungs, so you want to stimulate that system, the respiratory system as well. It helps the organs heal and speeds up the process of the body ridding itself of the drugs and it also helps them relax so they can think more clearly and deal with their problem in a more relaxed way. The most effective treatment I'm aware of for any type of substance abuse includes some form of counseling also. Counseling is a very important part of a successful drug addiction program, as well as the acupuncture.
