News from NADA

July 16, 2010

New acu clinic on Long Island treating vets for free

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Acupuncture and Company (www.acupunctureandcompany.com) just held its open house last week. This Long Island-based walk-in acupuncture clinic is a group practice of 4 licensed acupuncturist who are also NADA-trained Acudetox Specialists.

They provide NADA group treatments from 8-11am and 4-7pm M-F and 8am-12pm on Saturday. The treatments are $20 per person and free for veterans. The clinic is located at 1 Schwab Rd., Suite 11, Melville, NY 11747. Phone number: (631) 923-1405.

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July 1, 2010

Spotlight on ADS Success: Vets Needle Vets, 20 Jobs for Maryland LAcs

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If only licensed acupuncturists could needle the ear, how would this impact communities that NADA trained health workers serve? What do licensed acupuncturists have to gain from supporting NADA policies? How can NADA activists navigate past protectionist agendas to overcome barriers to treatment for clients? For these answers, Guidepoints turns to states where NADA advocacy has prevailed in spite of adversity. We begin in NADA Maryland, where persistence with the political process paid off and the win-win for both acupuncturists and public health programs has become evident.

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June 28, 2010

Light and Dark in the Deep South, Part 3

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By Ryan Bemis

In the third part of an investigation into turf protectionism in South Carolina (Click here for Part 1 and Part 2 ), Guidepoints discovers that again Rep. William Herbkersman effectively stood against NADA in 2008 when Sen. Wes Hayes attempted pro-NADA legislation (S 799). Two years later, his brother Martin Herbkersman cites a severe shortage of jobs for LAcs, while NADA advocates in other states report that ADS-friendly legislation creates jobs for LAcs.

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June 17, 2010

Guest Editorial: Acupuncturist Supervision: The Next Step

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By Cara Michele Nether

Because most NADA-friendly states require that Acu Detox Specialists (ADSes) work under the general supervision of a licensed acupuncturist, the demand for qualified ADS supervisors will continue to grow. But will acupuncturists be ready? NADA registered trainer and acupuncturist Cara Michele Nether offers shares her vision for upgrading the role of acupuncturists in addictions treatment.

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June 15, 2010

Strategy Tips Offered to ADS Advocates

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With NADA’s new mission of policy and practice advocacy, how can NADA members educate acupuncturists and law makers when facing opposition? NADA pioneer Mike Smith offered these tips to California acupuncturists and Acu Detox Specialists (ADSes)…

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June 10, 2010

Surprise! NADA-Trained Staff Do Not Harm Patients

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The appropriateness of NADA clean needle training for health workers (Acu Detox Specialists–ADSes) who are not licensed acupuncturists has long been accepted by state acupuncture regulators in the USA. The clean track record of ADSes is now affirmed by the major acupuncture liability insurance provider in the USA, the American Acupuncture Council in a recent statement from their Vice President, Michael Schroeder.

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May 3, 2010

Light and Dark in the Deep South, Part 2

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By Ryan Bemis

Martin Herbkersman’s acupuncture law continues to prevent Chuck Bagley from treating prisoners and 12-steppers with acu detox. The AAAOM remains silent on how they achieved consensus before endorsing the Herbkersman anti-NADA law. Several sources tell Guidepoints that the AAAOM is not anti-NADA.

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April 30, 2010

NADA Leaders and Amnesty International Speak Out for Imprisoned Acu Workers

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A leading global human rights movement, Amnesty International, has called on health professionals to write letters of support for the 43 imprisoned health workers in the Philippines. NADA leaders respond with a letter to President Obama and the Philippines government.

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NADA trainers Megan Yarberry and Beth Cole in Haiti

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Read their blog post to learn more about the NADA training manual translated into Creole and French, a concrete sign that NADA could become sustainable and long-lasting in Haiti.

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April 12, 2010

Canadian NADA members on the cover of “Hospital News” - a national Canadian newspaper

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Read the full article. Check out the upcoming May issue of Guidepoints to learn more about why the Canadian model of integrating acudetox in programs works so well.

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April 11, 2010

Spirituality in Treatment: NADA Keeps it Alive

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By Jay Renaud

25th Annual NADA Conference in New Orleans, March 27, 2010

The following is a transcript of a plenary talk given by Jay Renaud, longstanding editor and publisher for Guidepoints, the only healthcare field publication that focuses on the use of acupuncture for addictions. Jay is recovery activist and has worked with NADA for over 20 years. He retired in 2010 and left New Orleans conference attendees with this message.

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Editorial: 25 years…Spirit of NADA Seeks Neighbors

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As NADA celebrates its 25th year anniversary of overcoming barriers to treatment, what can we learn from protectionist polices in South Carolina? This editorial accompanies each part of Light and Dark in the Deep South…

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April 1, 2010

Light and Dark in the Deep South, Part 1

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by Ryan Bemis

In 2005 the AAAOM endorsed a bill that stamped NADA out of South Carolina. Former AAAOM president Martin Herbkersman blames the anti-NADA clause in the bill on an unnamed legislator. Top acu-addictions expert Alan Trachtenberg pins protectionist policies on acu-guild interests.

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March 11, 2010

Sign the Petition to free 43 Healthcare Workers

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Filipino Acu workers imprisoned, tortured

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Human rights groups call for the release of 43 detained health workers, and defend the use of acupuncture among community workers in the Philippines.

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January 4, 2010

Editorial: NADA ADDS POLICY AND PRACTICE ADVOCACY TO MISSION STATEMENT

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As the 25th anniversary of NADA approaches, the NADA board of directors unanimously approved a new mission statement, adding policy and practice advocacy as well as recognizing the broad behavioral healthcare benefits of the NADA protocol.

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September 4, 2009

Lack of ADS Capability May Worsen California Crisis

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Several NADA programs in California have been recently closed. Because of state law that disallows health professionals who are not licensed acupuncturists from utilizing NADA training in their work, programs are limited in being able to achieve the improved retention rates and other gains from using the NADA method at lower reasonable cost. California NADA activist acupuncturists are working towards making this possible.
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September 1, 2008

Editorial–Uncle Sam Needs Your Help To Dislodge Acu Guidelines

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US Government Guidelines for NADA have been stuck somewhere in the federal system since 2001. Thanks to the work of NADA volunteers, a work of great potential value to the public has been created, but will the taxpayers ever get any benefit from all the money spent?

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January 22, 2008

Beyond Talk Tapes Available

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The recent conference in Sacramento now offers MP3 downloads for all the speakers, including Michael O. Smith. Go to www.carasac.net. Videotapes are also available at www.howardjamison.com.

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January 6, 2008

Army PTSD Study On Track To Present Findings This Year

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Findings from a study on the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment for PTSD among military personnel may be reported later this year, according to research officials at the US Army’s prestigious Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC.

According to the government web site www.clinicaltrials.gov initial report on the study, untreated PTSD “leads to decreased force readiness and increased health care utilization. Yet, service members with the disorder may be resistant to traditional treatments or find them undesirable because of side-effects, stigma, and long-term commitment.

“Acupuncture, which has few known side effects, holds promise as an effective treatment option for PTSD. Acupuncture has been shown to improve well-being and has been successfully used to treat stress, anxiety and pain conditions.”

Col. Charles C. Engel , principal investigator of the project, reports that data collection and primary statistical analysis have been completed and secondary analysis is currently underway. He says that the project intends to report data at upcoming professional conferences. These include the Force Health Protection conference in Albuquerque and the International Society for Trauma Stress Studies (ISTSS) in Chicago.

According to the web site, the project was intended to enroll up to 75 subjects, all active duty personnel. Researchers were to gauge the subjects’ PTSD status and response to treatment with the PTSD Checklist during a 12-week, randomized, waitlist-controlled trial. Participants were to receive an eight-session course of acupuncture treatment, and were to be evaluated throughout the study by way of clinical assessments and an independent assessing acupuncturist.

According to the study staff, all subjects were to receive a standardized protocol, based on Chinese medicine principles, for “clearing and calming” during the first four treatment sessions. During the fifth through eighth sessions, individualized treatments were to be given according to Chinese medicine diagnosis. All acupuncture services were to be performed by licensed acupuncturists who were graduates of the TAI Sophia Institute located in nearby Laurel, Maryland.

Marjorie Shovlin, a licensed acupuncturist in Washington, DC, was one of the acupuncturists providing treatment during the 18-month study period. She gave a presentation on the study methods and goals at the 18th annual NADA conference in May of last year.

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