Heroin addicts treated with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation of identified frequencies - Han, J.; Wu, L.; Cui, C. (Elsevier)
A special type of TENS device, the Han's Acupoint Nerve Stimulator (HANS) was used to treat 212 heroin addicts (161 male, 51 female, aged 15-38) subjected to abrupt abstinence, 30 min per day for 10 days. Two pairs of skin electrodes were placed on one hand and on the other forearm, respectively. Frequency was set at 2Hz, 100Hz, or 2/100Hz (2Hz alternating with 100Hz, each lasting for 3s). The 2/100Hz mode is named dense-and-disperse (DD) mode. Comparison of the clinical effects induced by different frequencies revealed that DD was the best for ameliorating heroin withdrawal syndrome, including the suppressing of tachycardia, prevention of chilling sensations, induction of euphoric and hypnotic effects, etc. The frequency of 2Hz was found to be better than 100Hz in preventing chilling sensation. The 3 frequencies were equally effective in preventing body weight loss during acute withdrawal. This is the first report showing the high effectiveness of DD mode body-acupoint electrical stimulation in treating heroin addicts.
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