we had been investigated the effect of ear acupuncture in alcoholics, but in Kang won do province never we have been investigated. so then in Sangji university oriental hospital from Mar. 1. 1995 to Feb. 28 1996. we clinically analized 102 alcoholics treated
The results were summarized as follow:
1. In Age distribution, 40s were the top as 28.4% and next 30s, 50s, 60s 70s, below 30s. In Sex distribution, these were 92 person in male, 10 person in female.
2. Maarige Status revealed in descending order ; married, single, divorced Sibling order distribution
3. Distribution of education in descending order ; high school, middle school, primary school, collage and gr; duate school, illiterate
4. Distribtlion of occupation in descending order ; farmer, labor, merchent, salaried and inoccupation,service
5. Distribution of religion in descending; order ; none, buddism, protestantism, catholicism
6. Distribution of family history of alcoholism ; yes(24.5%), no(69.6%)
7. Distribution Of onset of drinking in descending order ; 20s, below 20s, 30s and 40s, 50s
8. Distribution of duration of drinking:; in descending order ; 20-29 years, 10-19 and below years,40-49 years, 30-39 years
9. Distribution of the reason of drinking in descending order ; habbit, business and reduce of stress, no ream, syndrome of stop drinking,
10. Distribation of frequency of drinking in descending order ; daily, four or five times a week, irregularly, once a week, two or three times a week
11. Distribution of amount of drinking :in descending order ; two bottles, one bottle, three bottles, half bottle, above four bottles
12. Distril: ution of Chief Complaint of Alcohol in descending order ; no appetite and anorexia, diarrhr m, insomnia, fatigue, vomitting, tremor, drinking water, hallucination, abdominal pain, constig: ation
13. Distribution of total MAST score in descending order ; 26-48 score, 13--18 score, 19-25 score, 8-12 score, 0-7 score
14. In the treatment effects according; to MAST score, these were complete stop drinking 18.0%, improved 53.0%, unchanged 29.0%. ~
15. Distrilution of liver function test and treatment effects in descending order ; ALAT, ASAT, GGTP, Trigliceride, Alk-phosphatase and Total bilirubin
16. The treatment effects in ear acupuncture were 70.5% effective ones ; stop drinking 17.6%, improved 52.9%.
17. These were headache, nausea, vomiitting sense, weakness in revealing symtoms after treatment, but no severe side effect.
18. Distribution of the times of onset in the change of taste in descending order ; 3-5 times, below 2 times and above 6 times
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