Opioid Epidemic | Acus Foundation

Sep 20

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Acus Foundation featured in The Economist as successful case study in combating the opioid epidemic

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Las Vegas, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Prescription drugs, Veterans, Wounded warriors | No Comments

The Economist Intelligence Unit featured Acus Foundation in a special report on innovative programs successfully combating the opioid epidemic. Read the report here: http://tacklingopioids.eiu.com/case_study/medical-treatment-including-alternative-practices/ Our goal at Acus is to interrupt the opioid epidemic at its outset: the primary care clinic. As the report's Executive Summary notes, "practitioners see the problem but don't...

Aug 31

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Acus Foundation July-August 2017 Newsletter | Auricular Acupuncture

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Las Vegas, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Pain, Wounded warriors | No Comments

Our latest newsletter is out! In this issue we take a deep dive into auricular acupuncture, and Acus's signature approach to needles and the ear. We also profile two of our students who are now Acus-certified instructors in auricular acupuncture. Read more here.

Feb 06

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Acus Foundation January-February 2017 Newsletter | 62% Drop in Opioids with Acupuncture

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Pain, Prescription drugs, Veterans | No Comments

Read it here! Headlines from our just-published January-February 2017 newsletter: 62% Drop in Opioids with Acupuncture at Nellis AFB -- Acus awarded 2017 Worldwide Grant from MDRT Foundation -- New Advisory Board Member, Laura Rittenhouse. Click here for more news.

Nov 30

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Interview with Dr. Joe Helms, President, Acus Foundation

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, Acus Foundation, Health Heroes, Helms Medical Institute, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Oprah, Veterans, Wounded warriors | 3 Comments

Acus Founder Dr. Joseph Helms is regarded as the father of medical acupuncture in the United States. He has taught physicians since 1978 through the continuing medical education program “Medical Acupuncture for Physicians,” sponsored initially by the UCLA School of Medicine, then Stanford School of Medicine. Since 2000 he has...