Robert L. Koffman, MD, Capt, US Navy, reports his experiences using acupuncture in clinical environments in Afghanistan, recounting his success with the “Koffman Cocktail” and several auricular patterns. He animates his report through e-mails and transcripts of telephone conversations from the war theater. His experiences underscore the clinical value and professional satisfaction that acupuncture provides in the broad range of military medicine and psychiatry.
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