Using Acupuncture to Aid in Recovery from a Methamphetamine Addiction Fairbanks AK

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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Turning Point Counseling Services
907-374-7776
315 5th Avenue
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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, Discharge Planning, Mental health services, Outreach to persons in the community, Substance abuse education, Screening for mental health disorders, Screening for substance abuse, Naltrexone (oral), Acamprosate(Campral®), Drug or alcohol urine screening, Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis, Medications for psychiatric disorders), Self-help groups, Smoking/tobacco cessation counselling, Detoxification, Opioids Detoxification, Interim services for clients, Breath analyzer or blood alcohol testing, Acupuncture, Vivitrol® (injectable Naltrexone), Alcohol Detoxification, Disulfiram(Antabuse®), Treatment for non-substance abuse addiction disorder,
Turning Point Counseling Services
907-374-7776
315 5th Avenue
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, Discharge Planning, Mental health services, Outreach to persons in the community, Substance abuse education, Screening for mental health disorders, Screening for substance abuse, Naltrexone (oral), Acamprosate(Campral®), Drug or alcohol urine screening, Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis, Medications for psychiatric disorders), Self-help groups, Smoking/tobacco cessation counselling, Detoxification, Opioids Detoxification, Interim services for clients, Breath analyzer or blood alcohol testing, Acupuncture, Vivitrol® (injectable Naltrexone), Alcohol Detoxification, Disulfiram(Antabuse®), Treatment for non-substance abuse addiction disorder

Service Setting:Outpatient, Intensive outpatient treatment, Regular outpatient treatment, Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone, Outpatient detoxification

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Fort Wainwright Community Counseling
(907) 353-6059
Building 4066
Fort Wainwright, AK
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Substance abuse
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Interior AIDS Association
(907) 452-4222
710 3rd Avenue
Fairbanks, AK
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Tanana Chiefs Conference Inc
(907) 452-8251
122 1st Avenue
Fairbanks, AK
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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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(907) 455-4725
2550 Lawlor Road
Fairbanks, AK
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711 East 3rd Avenue
Nome, AK
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(907) 452-6251x211
3100 South Cushman Street
Fairbanks, AK
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Project Special Delivery
(907) 452-4222
710 3rd Avenue
Fairbanks, AK
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
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(907) 451-8164
1027 Evergreen Street
Fairbanks, AK
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Substance abuse
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children
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(907) 999-9999
P.O. Box 90
Haines, AK
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Substance abuse
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(907) 966-8714
222 Tongass Drive
Sitka, AK
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
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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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