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Article: Acupuncture can work, and it's not just wishful thinking.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- December 18, 2000
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There is nothing New Age about the Lincoln Hospital Recovery Center in New York's South Bronx. Broken glass glitters outside the main entrance, where drug-addicted men and women wait in line for the clinic to open at 7:30 a.m. Inside, the decor is institutional drab. Yet the treatment of choice might seem more at home among the hot tubs of Marin County: a set of small acupuncture needles in each ear. Psychiatrist Michael Smith, who runs the clinic, says acupuncture helps addicts overcome their cravings. "It has a relaxing effect," he says. "The person feels comfortable, more able to listen and cope."
Acupuncture is no longer just an upscale alternative treatment. ...