Network for Peer led Drug and Alcohol Prevention

Nada India Foundation  and Budha Acupuncture Centre  are pleased to announce the  next NADA Ear Acupuncture (Acudetox Counselling)  workshop  as per NADA Protocol for addiction treatment and general well  being  will be  held at   Buddha Acupuncture Centre, 3261, Ram Nagar Shahdara, Delhi-32   on 25 Jan 2015 (10 AM-5 PM). The workshop will be conducted by Dr.Michael O.Smith psychiatrist & acupuncturist and Dr.Raj Kumar ,MBBS  , NADA,ADS.     NADA Protocol was developed by  Dr.Michael O.Smith  psychiatrist   and  facilitated  by Suneel Vatsyayan,Chairperson,Nada India. The workshop aims to facilitate a shared understanding of importance of barrier free services and skill in use ear acupuncture for protection and recovery as an adjunct treatment at all stages of addiction treatment (pre-admission, detoxification and rehabilitation and after care).  This workshop also...

Friends, When Janet (NADA Philippine)  first finished her NADA training in 2004,  she contacted most therapeutic communities and drug treatment programs in the Philippine.  None were even curious for a demonstration of acupuncture for addiction.  Later she and her NADA colleagues gave large demonstrations at several important addiction treatment programs.  None asked for more services.  The word was they were all encouraging the use of psycho-pharmeceutical drugs.  One speaker at an annual NADA conference claimed that research shows that depression is more common in the Philippines than any other country.  In the world.  To  anyone who is familiar with the usual smiling Filipino countenance, this ‘research’ claim is ludicrous.  However, there is a high rate of psycho-pharm usage by the complacent population. The Recovery Center Foundation is a therapeutic community which uses NADA acupuncture.   It is a very ...