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SUBMITTER: Meade CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2789908 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Meade Christina S CS Lukas Scott E SE McDonald Leah J LJ Fitzmaurice Garrett M GM Eldridge Jessica A JA Merrill Nancy N Weiss Roger D RD
Journal of substance abuse treatment 20090701 1
This pilot study tested the effectiveness of transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation (TEAS) as an adjunctive treatment for inpatients receiving opioid detoxification with buprenorphine-naloxone at a private psychiatric hospital. Participants (N = 48) were randomly assigned to active or sham TEAS and received three 30-minute treatments daily for 3 to 4 days. In active TEAS, current was set to maximal tolerable intensity (8-15 mA); in sham TEAS, it was set to 1 mA. By 2 weeks postdischarge, p ...[more]