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CORNWALL DATES ADDED For all organisations looking for local opportunity in South West 23/07/2008  BIRMINGHAM, DERBY, CHESHIRE, STOKE DATES TO COME To be announced for last quarter 2008 23/07/2008 MIDDLESBROUGH 2008 DATES ADDED More training dates added for the North East 17/07/2008 EDINBURGH 2008 DATES ADDED Delighted to report that due to demand we have added some new Scotland dates 28/04/2008 OPPORTUNITIES TO HOST SMART UK COURSE Are you keen to have the auricular acupuncture training but don't have the minimum 10 candidates for on-site training? 23/04/2008 |
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| There have been many successful research projects into the potential
beneficial effects of auricular acupuncture for substance misuse. As long ago as 1975 Wen et al compared drug abstinence in an ear acupuncture group and a methadone group. The ear acupuncture group were reported to be nearly twice as likely to be free of drugs at one year (51% Aac v 29% methadone). |
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| Bier et al | 21/11/2006
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Use of auricular acupuncture with smoking cessation programmes. |
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| Wheatley 2005 | 26/06/2007
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Most recent UK based research carried out in conjunction with Maximum Security Prisons, Cambridge University and SMART UK. Full presentation available in email format directly from SMART UK - call 01926 311912 or email for reply to info@smart-uk.com
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| McLellan 2000 | 21/11/2006
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| The reality of chronic addiction as a medical disease. | |||||
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| Ackerman 2003 Review | 21/11/2006
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| The importance of the therapeutic alliance between patient and counsellers. | |||||
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| Bullock 1987 | 21/11/2006
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| Pilot trial in relation to use of auricular acupuncture with patients with alcohol dependence. | |||||
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| Bullock 2002 | 21/11/2006
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| Supports the use auricular acupuncture for alcohol dependence. | |||||
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| Margolin et al | 21/11/2006
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Ear acupuncture shows longevity of abstinence and the merits of incorporating auricular acupuncture as an adjunct to other psychosocial treatment programmes. |
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| Liption 1994 | 21/11/2006
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Trial to evaluate the alleviation of withdrawal symptoms using Auricular Acupuncture |
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| Washburn et al (1993) | 21/11/2006
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| Compared true ear acupuncture to sham acupuncture for heroin detoxification. Those assigned true acupuncture faired much better than those who received sham acupuncture | |||||
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| Lipton et al (1994) | 21/11/2006
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| compared true ear acupuncture to sham, both in conjunction with counselling and found 50% tested negative urines during the first month of treatment compared to 24% | |||||
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| Washburn et al (1993) | 21/11/2006
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| compared true ear acupuncture to sham acupuncture. Those assigned true acupuncture attended the clinic more, reported less heroin use, had less evidence of drug use in urine samples and stayed in treatment longer than those assigned sham acupuncture.compared true ear acupuncture to sham acupuncture. | |||||
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 This course has been mapped to the DANOS standards and can be found on the DANOS Learning Resources Database.  |
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| Auricular Acupuncture is a formula treatment that involves inserting five very small needles into each ear. | |
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