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The Acupuncture-Adenosine Connection: Implications for Addiction Treatment and Research - June, 2010

Acupuncture: New Perspectives in Chemical Dependency Treatment, full text of article by Alex G. Brumbaugh, published February 12, 1993, in Volume 10, No. 1 of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Acupuncture for Withdrawal Management and Stabilization: Successful Conceptual Foundations for Program Retention and Positive Outcomes in Chemical Dependency Treatment

How acupuncture works in harmony with 12-Step recovery. Contribution by Alex Brumbaugh to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's "Treatment Improvement Protocol" (TIP), "Guidelines for Acupuncture Incorporation into Addiction Treatment Programs."

The Role of Acupuncture in Client-Centered Chemical Dependency Treatment

"Six Month Jail Acupuncture Demonstration Program - Preliminary Analysis Project Recovery, Santa Barbara County Jail Outcome Studies," and "Women's Honor Farm Jail Research Project Status Report, October 28, 1992," by Alex Brumbaugh and Susan Wheeler.

Why Drug Courts Work

Acupuncture and the New Recovery Movement - Text of speech by Alex Brumbaugh for the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association's Annual Conference, "Programs, Policies, and Priorities." Washington, D.C.

What Would Treatment for Alcohol and Other Drug Disorders Look Like if we Did it Right? (On Restoring Sanity website)

What’s Wrong with Evidence-Based AOD Treatment? On Looking into William R. Miller’s “Disseminating Evidence-Based Practices in Substance Abuse Treatment” - May, 2010

"Chinese Medicine and Chemical Dependency: Some Pertinent Questions: A Note to the TCM Community," edited from Transformation and Recovery: A Guide for the Design and Development of Acupuncture-Based Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs, by Alex G. Brumbaugh

Transformation and Recovery: A Guide for the Design and Development of Acupuncture-Based Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs (Excerpts - 1993)

 

 

Indes of all Writings by Brumbaugh on Alcohol and Other Drug Issues

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