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Auricular Acupuncture and Addiction
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1. The brain - target organ of addictive substances; 2. How nerves work; 3. Types of neurotransmitter; 4. Learning; 5. Emotion: addiction is an emotion; 6. The limbic (emotional) system; 7. The physiology of relapse, bingeing and the permanency of addiction; 8. How does the brain exert infl uence on the rest of the body?; 9. Addiction and genetics; 10. The drugs of misuse; 11. Qi, the story so far; 12. A new model for Qi energy; 13. Yin-Yang theory; 14. Auricular acupuncture mechanisms; 15. An evaluation of auricular acupuncture with high security, substance-misusing male prisoners; 16. Diversity in practice; Index

About the Author

Kim Wager has over 25 years of experience in the fields of addiction and Chinese medicine, working both in private practice and in the NHS. He is a qualified acupuncturist and Chinese medical herbalist. He holds a PhD in molecular neuroscience and genetics from the Royal Veterinary College and UCL School of Pharmacy, and an MSc in neuroscience from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London.

Sue Cox has over forty years working in the field of addiction,as a qualified Counsellor and Acupuncturist, both in private practice and in the NHS.She has also studied Diet, Nutrition, and natural sciences. Her absolute passion remains the treatment of addiction and mental health.She is in her forty second year of her own recovery from addiction.

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