Transformation and Recovery A Guide for the Design and Development of Acupuncture-Based Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs

The first book available describing the application of acupuncture to the treatment of substance abuse. Three years in the making, this important new book examines the reasons why acupuncture is so successful as an adjunct in the treatment of substance abuse in a variety of conventional drug treatment & criminal justice settings. Includes: * a step-by-step guide to funding & starting acupuncture-based programs; * an analysis of conventional chemical dependency treatment models, & how acupuncture can interface with each of these settings; * an extensive appendix, including a thorough summary of all acupuncture research relevant to chemical dependency treatment. "A must for administrators & clinicians alike."--Robert T. Olander, Director of Chemical Health, Hennepin County, Minnesota. "Sophisticated, comprehensive, & practical. Sensitive to the whole range of subtlety in the problem of addiction."--Michael Smith, MD., Director of Substance Abuse, Lincoln Hospital, New York, & founder of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association. "In TRANSFORMATION & RECOVERY, Alex Brumbaugh has unified the addiction field, drawing together a disparity of information from chemical dependency & Chinese medicine & rooting it in history."--Belle Muschinske, Ph.D., New Mexico Department of Corrections. $39.00 plus shipping from Stillpoint Press, 133 E. De La Guerra, Ste. 362, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. To order: (800) 500-7577.Brumbaugh, Alex is the author of 'Transformation and Recovery A Guide for the Design and Development of Acupuncture-Based Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs' with ISBN 9780963979100 and ISBN 0963979108.