I'm having acupuncture treatment to help with cannabis addiction next week, what can I expect?

I am booked in to have acupuncture treatment as part of a drug rehibilitation scheme next week. I have never had acupuncture before and am not sure what it will be like. If anyone else has had this could they let me know what it will be like. Where will they put the needles and what else will happen. Thanks.

First off, you have to want to overcome your addiction. If you don't, or if you are resistant, the acupuncture will not help you.

As for the treatment itself, I can only relate my experience, but here's how an average session went:

I would be show to a treatment room where I got as undressed as I felt comfortable. (If you can bring yourself to get naked, it's better because they can reach more places for needles. You'll be overed with a sheet or towel during the entire procedure and you'll have privacy.) The lights were kept at a comfortable level, and there is always nice relaxing music playing.

The acupunturist would come in, ask me a few questions about how I felt in general, and would check out my tongue. He would then palpate (that means to assess by pressing with the hands) my abdomen, and determine if I felt sore or tender in any spot.

Once the initial exam was over, the needles were prepped. Acupuncture needles are very tiny, usually 18 - 20 gauge. (Piercings are done with 12 - 14 gauge needles.) The needle is sterile, and each one is used only once, then it is discarded. The needle is inside a small sheath, which is placed against your skin. The end of the needle is then "tapped", which places it into your skin slightly. You may feel a small sting, but it doesn't really *hurt*. (Especially if you've ever had a tattoo - it's nothing compared to a tattoo or a piercing.) The only place I ever had a needle in that hurt was on my hand, but the pain went away quickly, and the acupuncurist discussed with me beforehand that there was the possibility of pain with this needle site.

Once all the needles are placed (you may have any number of needles from a few to several dozen), you are left alone to rest and let the treatment "work" for about 1/2 an hour. The acupunturist will come in at the end of that time and remove the needles.

I've had needles in my forehead, ears, arms and hands, torso, back, and legs and feet. Just about everywhere except my face and genitals, actually. I find it to generally be a relaxing precedure, and have often fallen asleep with needles in.

After your procedure you will need to drink a lot of water to help de-toxify and cleanse your body.

Another thing that might happen is moxibustion and/or magnet therapy. Moxibustion is the burning of mugwort (called moxa) directly on the skin. It gets warm, but is extinguished before any burning reaches the skin. magnet therapy is the application of magnets (either during the session, or sometimes small magnets are taped to the skin for three days) to acupuncture sites.

All in all, it is not painful, and will help if you want it to help. Good luck! Source(s): I underwent acupuncture for over 2 years for a rotator cuff injury and allergies.

If you are addicted to cannabis, it is a mental addiction, not a physical.
However, acupunture doesn't hurt. Don't worry.
The fluids in you will run out of your body slower than normal??? It won't hurt much.
I didn't know cannabis was addictive, I'm able to stop at anytime. Ive been smoking for 14 years and quiting for months to pass drug test or save money has never been a problem. I don't think getting stabbed with hundreds of needles will help you. you just have to stop buying it. Cant tell you what to expect but your still gonna want to use cannabis after its over.
You can expect someone to stab you with hundreds of needles, pay outragious sums of dough for this nonsense, and still be mentally addicted to weed.
From my understanding, acupuncture is a method used in Chinese medicine to help balance the body's energy or Qi. By using the needles in specific points, it helps to reactivate or stimulate the energy and bring back that balance. Once the body's balance is restored the disease or problem should be lifted. Sometimes chinese herbal remedies are also used in acupuncture sessions to assist with the body's return to balance.

I had several acupuncture sessions when I was suffering from gallstones. I had always heard that the needles didn't hurt, but the first time I went in - there is slight discomfort from the needles being put into position. Once the needles are placed, the pain went away and I became very relaxed and almost fell asleep. The needles did not hurt when they were removed.