Addiction refers to not having control over certain habits such as alcohol intake, smoking, or the consumption of drugs and is a common problem. It is possible to be addicted to almost anything. Such addictions can have a detrimental effect on your health and wellbeing and can effect your relationship with others significantly.
Acupuncture is used extensively for substance misuse and has been shown to be an effective treatment option to help people with drug and alcohol problems and nicotine withdrawal.
Acupuncture may help by reducing anxiety (Samuels 2008), altering the brains mood chemistry (Zhou 2008) and increasing endorphins (Han 2004).
Acupuncture can particularly help alongside other treatment interventions such as counselling and self-help groups.