Effective treatment for smoking cessation

Choy, Daniel S.J.; Lutzker, Letty G.; Meltzer, Lon

doi:10.1016/0002-9343(83)90884-7

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“…In smoking cessation, acupuncture suggested promise in earlier trials. [87][88][89] In a recent meta-analysis, 90 auricular acupuncture was found to be effective for smoking cessation, independently of the points used. However, a recently updated review 61,91 showed no consistent evidence that acupuncture is superior to no treatment.…”

Section: Acupuncture In Mental Health (Schnyer)mentioning

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The Status and Future of Acupuncture Clinical Research

Park

Linde

Manheimer

et al. 2008

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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On November 8-9, 2007, the Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR) hosted an international conference to mark the tenth anniversary of the landmark National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference on Acupuncture. More than 300 acupuncture researchers, practitioners, students, funding agency personnel, and health policy analysts from 20 countries attended the SAR meeting held at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. This paper summarizes important invited lectures in the area of clinical research. Specifically, included are: a review of the recently conducted German trials and observational studies on low-back pain (LBP), gonarthrosis, migraine, and tension-type headache (the Acupuncture Research Trials and the German Acupuncture Trials, plus observational studies); a systematic review of acupuncture treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA); and an overview of acupuncture trials in neurologic conditions, LBP, women's health, psychiatric disorders, and functional bowel disorders. A summary of the use of acupuncture in cancer care is also provided. Researchers involved in the German trials concluded that acupuncture is effective for treating chronic pain, but the correct selection of acupuncture points seems to play a limited role; no conclusions could be drawn about the placebo aspect of acupuncture, due to the design of the studies. Overall, when compared to sham, acupuncture did not show a benefit in treating knee OA or LBP, but acupuncture was better than a wait-list control and standard of care, respectively. In women's health, acupuncture has been found to be beneficial for patients with premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrhea, several pregnancy-related conditions, and nausea in females who have cancers. Evidence on moxibustion for breech presentation, induction of labor, and reduction of menopausal symptoms is still inconclusive. In mental health, evidence for acupuncture's efficacy in treating neurologic and functional bowel disorder is still inconclusive. For chronic cancer-related problems such as pain, acupuncture may work well in stand-alone clinics; however, for acute or treatment-related symptoms, integration of acupuncture care into a busy and complex clinical environment is unlikely, unless compelling evidence of a considerable patient benefit can be established.

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Section: Acupuncture In Mental Health (Schnyer)mentioning

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The Status and Future of Acupuncture Clinical Research

Park

Linde

Manheimer

et al. 2008

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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“…The usefulness of other complementary therapies in assisting with smoking cessation has been investigated to some extent, but without consideration of depression history. While few studies have reported on the effectiveness of acupuncture [100,101], electrostimulation [102] and hypnotherapy [103] for reducing smoking cravings, the systematic reviews could not conclude that any had a clear effect on smoking cessation over and above the sham alternatives [104,105].…”

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Smoking cessation and depression: current knowledge and future directions

Wilhelm

Wedgwood

Niven

et al. 2006

Drug and Alcohol Review

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This paper reviews the literature on comorbid smoking and depression. Current models used to explain this co-occurrence are examined, as are treatment options (both psychological and pharmacological). This paper surmises that treatment planning should consider factors that potentially confound treatment efficacy, including the nature of the depressive illness and the patient's smoking profile. Although there is limited research examining the benefits of a stepped-care framework, a tiered treatment format appears to work well, assisting those who require minimal treatment, as well as those who prolonged difficulties. Further research examining a stepped-care framework for smokers at risk of depression is required, as is appropriate training for health practitioners using this model. Further directions for research and practice are also discussed.

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“…In addition, Hackett et al16 reported a success rate of 50% 12 months after electric ear acupuncture. After using acupuncture treatment on 514 persons, Choy et al17 reported a success rate of 88%, and a recurrence rate of 31% in the second year of treatment. As for acupuncture method using laser, Zalesskiy et al18 reported a smoking cessation rate of 71% in 85 persons.…”

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The Effects of the Acupuncture Treatment for Smoking Cessation in High School Student Smokers

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The use of alternative medicine for smoking cessation have been increasing steadily in recent years. A series of clinical group studies was performed to clarify the effect, outcome and success rate of an acupuncture treatment for smoking cessation. This study was conducted for four weeks using 238 smoking students at 2 high schools. The subjects were separated into two groups: 159 students were treated with acupuncture on the anti-smoking acupoints of the ear, which is known to be effective for cessation of smoking (case group), and 79 students were treated at other sites of the ear (control group). The acupuncture treatment was alternately administered at each side of the ears on a weekly basis for 4 weeks. The smoking cessation success was only 1 case (0.6%) in the case group and none in the control group after 4 weeks. The change in the taste of tobacco and the intensity of the desire to smoke were not significantly different between the case and control groups, but the case group showed a tendency of reduction in the taste of tobacco and the intensity of the desire to smoke. In addition, the reduction in cigarette consumption was not significant, but the tendency of reduction in the study group was significant. It is believed that the site of auricular acupuncture for smoking cessation is not important. However, there was a significant tendency in terms of the reduction in cigarette consumption, the taste of tobacco and the intensity of the desire to smoke in the case group, indicating that auricular acupuncture in smoking cessation has some effect.

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Effective treatment for smoking cessation

Cited by 32 publications

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The Status and Future of Acupuncture Clinical Research

The Status and Future of Acupuncture Clinical Research

Smoking cessation and depression: current knowledge and future directions

The Effects of the Acupuncture Treatment for Smoking Cessation in High School Student Smokers

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