For those who still haven’t managed to quit the tobacco habit, there’s new hope.
UM Shore Regional Health’s Center for Integrative Medicine will offer a four-week, eight-session program, “Quit Smoking with Acupuncture,” at UM Shore Medical Center in Chestertown, beginning the second week of March. Led by Marie Nuthall, M.Ac., L.Ac., this program provides a drug-free approach to smoking cessation.
Nuthall has treated hundreds of patients seeking relief from addiction withdrawal symptoms with auricular acupuncture in a group setting. Her “Quit Smoking with Acupuncture” program follows the National Acupuncture Detoxification protocol, Acu Detox, which is a five-point ear acupuncture treatment that has been proven effective in supporting addiction recovery. Among the Acu-Detox benefits reported by patients and clinicians are reductions in cravings, a more optimistic and cooperative attitude toward the process of recovery, improved program retention and an overall reduction in: anxiety, sleep disturbance and need for pharmaceuticals.
How does it work? According to Nuthall, at five designated points on each ear, fine-gauge, sterilized, one-time use stainless steel needles are applied just under the skin. Patient groups sit comfortably together during the treatment, which in this program, will include group discussions and guided meditations/short readings during each session.
Quit Smoking with Acupuncture is scheduled to meet Mondays and Thursdays, 12-1 p.m., March 9-April
For cost and registration information about the Quit Smoking with Acupuncture program, contact the Center for Integrative Medicine, 410-770-9400 or [email protected].
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