Acupuncture/Electroacupuncture as an Alternative in Current Opioid Crisis

• 作者: Evhy Apryani Khalil Ali Ahmad Muhammad Zaeem Ahsan Rana Muhammad Shoaib Usman Ali WANG Yong-xiang
• 来源期刊: 中国结合医学杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（9）
• 所属期刊栏目: Hot Topic
• 页码范围: 643-647
• 页数: 5页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1007/s11655-019-3175-7

摘要

Opioid drugs are the first line of defense in severe pain but the adverse effects associated with opioids are considered as a serious issue worldwide.Acupuncture/electroacupuncture is a type of Chinese medicine therapy which is an effective analgesic therapy,well documented in animals and human studies.Electroacupuncture stimulation could release endogenous opioid peptides causing analgesia in a variety of pain models.It can be used as an alternative therapy to control the opioid crisis.