Using Acupuncture to Aid in Recovery from a Methamphetamine Addiction Decatur IL

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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Care and Counseling Center of Georgia
404-636-1457 x406
1814 Clairmont Road
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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 mental health assessment, Comprehensive substance abuse assessment, Substance abuse education, Screening for mental health disorders, Screening for substance abuse, Drug or alcohol urine screening, Self-help groups, Acupuncture, Treatment for non-substance abuse addiction disorder,
Care and Counseling Center of Georgia
404-636-1457 x406
1814 Clairmont Road
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 mental health assessment, Comprehensive substance abuse assessment, Substance abuse education, Screening for mental health disorders, Screening for substance abuse, Drug or alcohol urine screening, Self-help groups, Acupuncture, Treatment for non-substance abuse addiction disorder

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Heritage Behavioral Health Center
(217) 362-6262
151 North Main Street
Decatur, IL
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(217) 362-6262
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders
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DUI Services at Saint Marys Hospital
(217) 428-3843
1800 East Lake Shore Drive
Decatur, IL
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Substance abuse
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(630) 705-0556
440 West Boughton Road
Bolingbrook, IL
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(708) 345-8422
1915 West Roosevelt Road
Broadview, IL
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Polish, Spanish

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New Hope Community Service Center
(773) 737-9555
2559 West 79th Street
Chicago, IL
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(217) 872-1003
345 East Ash Avenue
Decatur, IL
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(309) 689-3074
2101 West Willow Knolls Road
Peoria, IL
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Men, Criminal justice clients
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3220 West 115th Street
Chicago, IL
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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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