Liver: Regulates blood circulation, strengthens the stomach and digestion, reduces bloating and pain, and helps alleviate depression. Also used in the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia, fainting, dizzy spells, and improves the eyesight.
Lung: Effective in treating oedema, night sweats, skin disease, laryngitis, enteritis, and diarrhoea. This point regulates body temperature and promotes circulation of oxygenated blood.
Stomach: For all stomach and digestive problems including stomach ulcers, flatulence, acid, nausea, vomiting, bloating, and stomach pain.

Clinical effects of acupuncture in the treatment of addiction include relaxation, reduced stress levels, reduced craving, reduction of withdrawal symptoms, calming of the nervous system thereby reducing irritability, restlessness, headache, anxiety, impatience, impulsive thoughts, non specific physical pains, insomnia and depression. It also helps to clear the mind and have an increased sense of purpose, and improves the appetite and energy. This effect is not substance specific and so therefore can be used on a wide variety of addictions and also in the general clearing of toxins from our bodies. Treatment remains active from 48-96 hours, however in acute opiate withdrawal, needling should be done 2-3 times a day.
Acupuncture is a non-verbal type of therapy. Verbal interactions can be quite flexible so that a patient who does not feel like talking can be accommodated easily and naturally. Words and verbal relationships are not necessary components of this treatment.

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