Auricular Acupuncture Detoxification (NADA Protocol)
"Auricular acupuncture detoxification" is a term used to describe an auricular acupuncture procedure standardized by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA). The procedure involves gently placing up to ten single-use, sterile filament needles into five points on the outer ears. The vast majority of individuals notice only slight discomfort. Participants from around the world report feeling calm and relaxed during and after the procedure. Auricular acupuncture detoxification is a complimentary technique and not a primary treatment modality. The initial clinical application for this procedure was developed thirty years ago for individuals (mostly traumatized) who were healing from drug addiction. Additional areas of clinical focus for this procedure have emerged over the last thirty years. One area currently receiving a lot of attention, by clinicians and researchers, is in the treatment of anxiety disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Dana has advanced training in treating PTSD with alternative mind/body techniques.
Dana is an independently licensed mental health provider trained to administer auricular acupuncture detoxification as complimentary modality to Western healthcare. Within the state of New Mexico, Dana is authorized to administer auricular acupuncture detoxification for the prevention and treatment of addiction. Dana is not an acupuncturist or doctor of oriental medicine.
More about auricular acupuncture detoxification from NADA
www.acudetox.com
FAQs
Since the NADA Protocol works by mobilizing the existing internal resources of the patient, every aspect of a clinician's interaction with persons in need is to help them help themselves. Opening access to the treatment itself comes first. This occurs through eliminating unnecessary bureaucratic, socio-economic and environmental barriers to starting a program of recovery. The next task is to create a zone of peace within which patients can begin to experience their own inner strengths. Finally, and in respect to the other aspects, keep it simple.
NADA members are based in all states of the USA and most provinces of Canada and are associated occupationally with a wide variety of healthcare settings. These include addiction treatment programs, mental health facilities, military veterans healthcare programs, harm reduction and similar outreach projects, homeless shelters, jails, prisons and halfway houses. According to data from the US government, more than 1000 publicly licensed addiction treatment programs in the country include acupuncture as a therapeutic tool.
NADA estimates that there are more than 2000 clinics worldwide since NADA training and treatments have taken root in many locales outside North America. These are found in nearly every European country including Russia, plus the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, Australia, South America, the Caribbean and Mexico. Independently operating branches of NADA function in Denmark, Israel, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Finland, Hungary, Russia, Switzerland, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and India. Globally, more than 25,000 health workers have completed the NADA training.
New geographical areas desiring to establish a NADA capability may utilize the organizational functions of the original North American based entity until they attain the ability and need to function independently under NADA principles.
While derived originally from the Chinese medicine theory of detoxification, the NADA method is adaptable to almost all cultural milieus and physical environments. NADA treatment is feasible, even in settings where threats of violence had previously made it difficult to serve clients.
Below is a list of the diverse settings and health specialties that have incorporated the NADA protocol:
Emergency Medicine/Disaster Relief
Firefighters...First Responders...
Emergency Medical Technicians/Specialists...Paramedics...Nurses...Doctors...
Addictions Treatment
from harm reduction to 12-step...
from opiate maintenance to detox...
from abstinence based inpatient to outpatient...
Mental Health
from psychiatric hospitals to outpatient mental health and dual diagnosis treatment...
Court Diversion
from the first drug courts in the US, still providing acu detox today...
Prisons
from jails to prisons to re-integration boot camps...
Community Health
from homeless shelters to refugee camp health promotion...
from musicians clinics to military bases....
from churches to farmer's markets...
from HIV testing centers to HIV/AIDS clinics...
from rape crisis centers to violent and sex offender programs...
from Employee Assistance Programs to senior centers to school teachers and counselors...
Self-Help and Peer Support Groups
To name a few: sickle cell...breast cancer..survivors of violence...
