School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, No. 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012;2012:739045. doi: 10.1155/2012/739045. Epub 2012 Feb 22.
Acupuncture is an accepted treatment worldwide for various clinical conditions, and the effects of acupuncture on opiate addiction have been investigated in many clinical trials. The present review systematically analyzed data from randomized clinical trials published in Chinese and English since 1970. We found that the majority agreed on the efficacy of acupuncture as a strategy for the treatment of opiate addiction. However, some of the methods in several included trials have been criticized for their poor quality. This review summarizes the quality of the study design, the types of acupuncture applied, the commonly selected acupoints or sites of the body, the effectiveness of the treatment, and the possible mechanism underlying the effectiveness of acupuncture in these trials.
针灸在世界范围内被广泛应用于各种临床病症的治疗，其对阿片类药物成瘾的疗效也在许多临床试验中得到了验证。本综述系统地分析了自 1970 年以来以中文和英文发表的随机临床试验数据。我们发现，大多数研究都认为针灸是治疗阿片类药物成瘾的有效策略。然而，一些纳入研究的方法因其质量较差而受到批评。本综述总结了这些试验中研究设计的质量、应用的针灸类型、常用的穴位或身体部位、治疗效果以及针灸有效性的可能机制。
