Using Acupuncture to Aid in Recovery from a Methamphetamine Addiction Adrian MI

Acupuncture, which dates back to ancient Chinese medical practice, can play an important role in this lifestyle change for recovering meth addicts. This technique involves the insertion of fine stainless steel needles into muscle tissue along well known “energy channels” in the body called “meridians.”

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McCullough Vargas and Associates
517-264-2244
770 Riverside Avenue
Suite 11
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Substance abuse treatment, Accepts clients on opioid medication, Individual counseling offered, Group counseling offered, Family counseling offered, Marital/couples counseling offered, Aftercare/continuing care, Comprehensive substance abuse assessment, Discharge Planning, Mental health services, Outreach to persons in the community, Substance abuse education, Screening for mental health disorders, Screening for substance abuse, Case management, Drug or alcohol urine screening, HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support, Self-help groups, Transportation assistance, Consumer-run (peer-support) services, Interim services for clients, Breath analyzer or blood alcohol testing, Acupuncture, Do not use medication for opioid addiction, Domestic violence services - family or partner,
McCullough Vargas and Associates
517-264-2244
770 Riverside Avenue
Suite 11
Services offered:Substance abuse treatment, Accepts clients on opioid medication, Individual counseling offered, Group counseling offered, Family counseling offered, Marital/couples counseling offered, Aftercare/continuing care, Comprehensive substance abuse assessment, Discharge Planning, Mental health services, Outreach to persons in the community, Substance abuse education, Screening for mental health disorders, Screening for substance abuse, Case management, Drug or alcohol urine screening, HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support, Self-help groups, Transportation assistance, Consumer-run (peer-support) services, Interim services for clients, Breath analyzer or blood alcohol testing, Acupuncture, Do not use medication for opioid addiction, Domestic violence services - family or partner

Service Setting:Outpatient, Regular outpatient treatment

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Family Service and Children''s Aid
(517) 263-2625x14
142 East Maumee Street
Adrian, MI
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Catholic Charities of
(517) 263-2191
199 North Broad Street
Adrian, MI
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Criminal justice clients
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Spanish

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Catholic Services of MaComb
(586) 416-2300
15945 Canal Street
Clinton Township, MI
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Substance abuse
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(616) 475-8660
2610 Buchanan Avenue SW
Wyoming, MI
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Substance abuse
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Arabic, Chinese, German, Korean, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Vietnamese

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Psychological Consultants of MI PC
(800) 261-8850
6376 Quail Run
Kalamazoo, MI
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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(517) 264-2244
227 N Winter Street
Adrian, MI
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(517) 424-5438
106 South Maumee Street
Tecumseh, MI
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Men, Criminal justice clients

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(248) 559-0730
17352 West 12 Mile Road
Southfield, MI
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders
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Spanish

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LMAS Addiction Services
(906) 341-4120
300 Walnut Street
Manistique, MI
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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(313) 245-4357
17131 Gitre Street
Detroit, MI
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Substance abuse
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Using Acupuncture to Aid in Recovery from a Methamphetamine Addiction

Methamphetamine is a synthetic drug unlike the other psychoactive stimulants that are usually used for spiritual quests and also it is not a plant-derived one. This artificial, dopamine releaser also has a unique hit over its natural counterpart, cocaine. Meth has wide ranging effects on the body and is rapidly detrimental and The American Medical Association has deemed meth addiction to be a chronic disease. Because meth effects are so tenacious, recovering from this addiction is a life-long process that involves conscious changes in lifestyle to prevent relapse.

Acupuncture, which dates back to ancient Chinese medical practice, can play an important role in this lifestyle change for recovering meth addicts. This technique involves the insertion of fine stainless steel needles into muscle tissue along well known “energy channels” in the body called “meridians.” According to Mark Goldby, a licensed acupuncturist with a long-standing practice in Portland, “The ideal state of health is when the Qi (pronounced “chee”) or vital energy is flowing freely through these channels without any blockages so that the body maintains a state of balance.

Acupuncture facilitates freeing up the flow of Qi. The blockage of Qi can be associated with every form of illness there is.”The traditional acupuncture approach to drug addiction is a method called auricular acupuncture, developed by French doctor Paul Nogier in 1955. It capitalizes on the Chinese medicinal conceptualization of the ear be...

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