Milestone Recovery Acupuncture Project
In 2018 a team of volunteer acupuncturists, from the greater Portland area, provided daily ear acupuncture treatments at Milestone Recovery. Participants received treatments known as the NADA Protocol to help with their acute detoxification.
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Our Impact
New England has been hit harder by the Opioid Crisis than any region in the United States. ARMaine believes that acupuncture and the NADA Protocol can have a profound effect on helping to change the trajectory of this crisis. Our goal is to bring this highly accessible, cost effective, and evidence based treatment option into communities all across Maine. The results from our 2018 Milestone Recovery Acupuncture Project made clear that the NADA Protocol is an important resource for individuals in all stages of active drug use, treatment and recovery.
5320+
acupuncture needles
For most participants this was their first exposure to acupuncture as a treatment option. The results were highly statistically significant.
532+
treatments administered
With compassion and expertise, local acupunturists provided free NADA Protocol treatments to those seeking to escape the cycle of addition.
335+
reported improvements
In almost all cases, participants felt a significant reduction in anxiety (37.7%), depression (30.7%), cravings (34.1%), irritability (32.7%) and pain (27.7%), immediately after treatment.
The NADA Protocol
This ear acupuncture protocol has been shown to help reduce stress, anxiety and cravings; and provides a general sense of well-being. Today it is used all over the world to alleviate symptoms associated with detox and trauma, as well as to support recovery and resilience.
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Get Involved
ARMaine is continually seeking to expand our team of contributors with those that are as passionate about making a difference in Maine recovery as we are. We welcome the support of dedicated Maine acupuncturists, recovery programs, and financial donors throughout the state who want to participate in making acupuncture and NADA Protocol programs accessible to all Mainers.
Acupuncturists needed
We welcome all acupuncturists, interested in this effective protocol, to join in our efforts in using this adjunctive treatment for substance use disorder across Maine.
be a host site
If you are part of an addiction resource organization, recovery center, or a community member that can provide a location for a recovery related program, we would love hear from you.
make a donation
Your financial support is invaluable to us. Because of you, we can continue to fund our efforts in bringing acupuncture and the NADA Protocol to the recovery communities in Maine.
“I believe it
cut my detox
time in half”
– Milestone Recovery Acupuncture Project 2018 client
